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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vai Que Da Certo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vai Que Da Certo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius with a poor takedown
and Que Da Certo counters with a left to the body.
Meridius walks into a jab.
Meridius forces Que Da Certo back against the cage and clinches.
Meridius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Que Da Certo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Que Da Certo lands a hook that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
Meridius has Que Da Certo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Que Da Certo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Meridius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Que Da Certo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Meridiuss head.
Meridius has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Que Da Certo is trying to keep an underhook but Meridius manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Que Da Certo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meridius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Que Da Certo is holding on to half guard well.
Meridius gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Meridius with a poor takedown
and Que Da Certo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Que Da Certo has Meridius up against the cage in a clinch.
Meridius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Que Da Certo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Meridius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Que Da Certo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meridius backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Meridius drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meridius is breathing heavily.
Meridius has hold of one of Que Da Certo's legs. Que Da Certo is fighting the takedown attempt but Meridius gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Que Da Certo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Que Da Certo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meridius is one step ahead there.
Meridius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Que Da Certo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meridius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Que Da Certo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meridius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Meridius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Que Da Certo looking to control but Meridius passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throwing shots but Que Da Certo is blocking nicely.
Meridius drops an elbow to the side of Que Da Certo's head.
Que Da Certo wants to get back to full guard.
Meridius working over Que Da Certo with some ground and pound. Que Da Certo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Que Da Certo is looking to control Meridius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Que Da Certo avoid being mounted?
Que Da Certo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meridius.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Meridius lands a nice short elbow.
Meridius not doing much here.
Que Da Certo tries to get to full guard but Meridius has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meridius slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meridius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Meridius keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Que Da Certo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Meridius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Meridius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Que Da Certo tries to roll over but Meridius keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius controlling the pace.
Meridius wants to free his trapped foot but Que Da Certo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Que Da Certo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Meridius is nestled in close to Que Da Certo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Meridius misses with a head shot. Que Da Certo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Meridius is pushing down on Que Da Certo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Que Da Certo is fighting to maintain full guard but Meridius has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maximus Meridius will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Que Da Certo throws a series of punches but Meridius avoids them all with ease.
Meridius clinches up against the cage.
Meridius gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Meridius's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Meridius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Que Da Certo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meridius postures up and lands a big shot to Que Da Certo's brow.
Meridius landing some decent shots from guard.
Meridius working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Meridius makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meridius is looking to work some ground and pound but Que Da Certo has wrist control.
Meridius is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Que Da Certo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meridius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Meridius is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Meridius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Meridius missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Meridius is working Que Da Certo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meridius with a nice head shot there.
Meridius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Meridius landing with the ground and pound.
Meridius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius prevents Que Da Certo from getting back to his feet.
Meridius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Meridius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Meridius preventing the sweep.
Meridius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Que Da Certo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Meridius stands up over Que Da Certo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Que Da Certo has momentary wrist control but Meridius slips an elbow through the middle.
Que Da Certo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meridius is one step ahead there.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Que Da Certo can do to turn this around?
Meridius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Que Da Certo's head.
Meridius cracks Que Da Certo with a solid left hand.
Que Da Certo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Meridius.
Meridius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Meridius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meridius distracts Que Da Certo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Meridius content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maximus Meridius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meridius engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Meridius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius landing some decent shots from guard.
Meridius controlling from the top position.
We've been hearing good reports from Meridius's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Meridius landing some decent shots from guard.
Meridius is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Meridius distracts Que Da Certo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Meridius works over Que Da Certo with some ground and pound from guard.
Meridius stops Que Da Certo from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Que Da Certo lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Que Da Certo - that landed with a thud.
Meridius is working for takedown but Que Da Certo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Que Da Certo lands a nice uppercut.
Meridius goes for a takedown in the clinch but Que Da Certo prevents it.
Meridius can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Meridius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Que Da Certo pushes Meridius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meridius looking for a takedown.
Que Da Certo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Meridius or not.
Que Da Certo prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Que Da Certo lands a left hand.
Que Da Certo swings wildly with an uppercut but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meridius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Que Da Certo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Que Da Certo scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Que Da Certo lands a jab to the nose.
Meridius drives through with a takedown into Que Da Certo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Meridius trying to control the position from guard on top but Que Da Certo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Que Da Certo looking to control but Meridius passes into half guard.
Que Da Certo is trying to stand.
Meridius lands with a punch from half guard.
Meridius performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Meridius working over Que Da Certo with some ground and pound. Que Da Certo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius working over Que Da Certo with some ground and pound. Que Da Certo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Meridius winds up and cracks Que Da Certo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Meridius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Que Da Certo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Meridius takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vai Que Da Certo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Meridius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius controlling the action here.
Meridius scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Que Da Certo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meridius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Meridius seems content to control.
Meridius is pressing down on Que Da Certo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Que Da Certo is holding on for now.
Ground and pound from Meridius.
Meridius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Meridius slips a nice elbow through Que Da Certo's hands, connecting with Que Da Certo's forehead.
Meridius lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Que Da Certo taking some punishment here, with Meridius in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Meridius.
Que Da Certo is trying to control but can't.
Meridius works his way into full mount!
Meridius cracks Que Da Certo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Meridius cracks Que Da Certo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Meridius landing shots from mount.
Maximus Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius lands a big shot there that rocks Que Da Certo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Meridius scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Que Da Certo is rocked!
Meridius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Que Da Certo is still in real trouble! Can Meridius finish him?
Meridius postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Que Da Certo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Meridius around the waist but Meridius pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Meridius is the winner by TKO! Meridius jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximus Meridius!
Maximus Meridius looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Are you entertained? Are you not entertained?!?!?'.
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energy
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hype
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