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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius comes to the cage accompanied by Turn Down for What . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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204 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius throws a one two combo.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Gomes moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Gomes as he checks the leg kick.
Gomes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gomes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meridius scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Meridius defends it well.
Meridius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meridius throws a leg kick which misses Gomes's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomes tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Meridius lunges at Gomes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomes's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gomes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Meridius kicks Gomes off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Meridius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've been told by Meridius's head coaches at Animal House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Meridius scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Meridius scores with a jab. Gomes acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a leg kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the liver by Meridius. Beautiful body shot.
Meridius fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Gomes tries to counter it with a takedown but Meridius pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Meridius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meridius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Meridius.
Gomes checks a low kick from Meridius.
Meridius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomes circles away quickly and effectively.
Meridius misses with a few strikes there.
Meridius throws a low kick, looking for Gomes's leg but Gomes calmly moves out of range.
Meridius missing with a left hand there. Gomes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Meridius lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meridius throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from Meridius.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Meridius scores with a four punch combination!
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
Gomes with the counter takedown but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gomes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meridius finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomes's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Meridius. That snapped Gomes's head back.
Meridius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Meridius swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomes counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meridius explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Meridius tests Gomes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maximiliano Meridius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meridius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gomes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomes can do to turn this around?
Jab by Meridius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomes with the counter takedown but Meridius avoids it easily.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Meridius connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gomes momentarily.
Meridius is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That kick from Meridius tenderised Gomes's leg. Gomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Meridius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Meridius connects with a leg kick. Gomes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Meridius goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Meridius lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gomes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Meridius lands with a nice combination. Gomes backs away looking to recover.
Meridius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Meridius cracks Gomes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Meridius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes slips a jab from Meridius.
Gomes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meridius misses its intended target.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gomes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Meridius.
Meridius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes.
Gomes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes blocks a jab.
Meridius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Meridius misses with an uppercut. Gomes saw that one coming.
Meridius connects with a body shot that sends Gomes's belly button to the back.
Meridius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomes is just out of range.
Gomes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meridius.
Meridius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Meridius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meridius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Maximiliano Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maximiliano Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomes doesn't seem bothered though.
Meridius listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Meridius pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gomes back to the cage. Meridius follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius swinging wildly here.
Gomes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meridius.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meridius.
Raul Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximiliano Meridius showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximiliano Meridius!
Maximiliano Meridius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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