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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Meida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximiliano Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meridius has chosen Turn Down for What as his entrance music. Maximiliano Meridius struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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25
204 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Meida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maximiliano Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meida shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meridius pinned against the cage. Meridius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Meridius lands with a good body shot.
Meridius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius has closed the distance and engaged Meida in a clinch.
Meridius is stalling here.
Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Meridius digs a right hand underneath Meida's ribcage. Meida let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meridius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meida backwards.
Meida successfully pulls guard.
Meridius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Meida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meida is working hard here to advance position.
Meida looking to control.
Meridius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Meida controls Meridius momentarily but Meridius frees himself.
Meridius told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Meridius trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
Meridius landing with the ground and pound.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses. Meida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meridius's guard. Nice move by Meida!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida drops back looking for a leg! Meridius is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Meridius manages to kick Meida off! Meida jumps back into Meridius's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meridius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meida is aware though and is defending well.
Meridius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Meida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meridius has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Meida is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Meridius.
Meida tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Meida has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meridius regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius actively working from the bottom here.
Meida prevents Meridius from improving his position.
Meida is working for a submission of some sort.
Meridius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Meida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meridius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Meida is working for a kimura but Meridius is defending it quite comfortably.
Meida is looking for a kimura here.
Meida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Meridius gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meridius working for submissions but it's allowed Meida to get to half guard.
Meridius wants to improve his position but Meida is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maximiliano Meridius will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meida dives in and grabs Meridius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meridius pushes down on Meida's head and hops out.
Meida gets tackled into the cage by Meridius. Meridius maintains the clinch.
Meridius has Meida pushed against the cage.
Meida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meridius walks away with a smile on his face. Meida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Meridius as he connects with a hook.
Meridius throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Thiago Meida has been cut.
Meridius has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Meridius.
Meida manages to pull guard.
Meridius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Meida working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meridius doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meridius manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meridius slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meida controlling the position well.
Meridius is looking for a kimura here.
Meida slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meida lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Meridius is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Meida is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Meridius must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meridius is working Meida over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Meida seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Meridius postures up.
Meridius looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meridius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meridius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Meida trying to keep a closed guard but Meridius is proving a slippery customer.
Meida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Meridius is looking to work some ground and pound but Meida has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius trying to control but Meida is working from the bottom.
Meridius is looking to work some ground and pound but Meida has wrist control.
Meida trying to control the position.
Meida keeping moving, preventing Meridius from controlling successfully.
Meida is trying to keep Meridius in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Meida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meridius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meridius tries to free his leg and advance position but Meida is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Meida with a lazy takedown attempt
and Meridius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Meida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meida shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense.
Meida sets himself, and Meridius steps forward looking for the clinch! Meida avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Meridius gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Meida is trying to maintain the position but Meridius is very close to passing his half guard.
Meida is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Meridius scores with a couple of nice shots.
Meridius seems to be looking for submissions.
Meida trying to control here.
Meridius is trying to control the action in half guard but Meida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Meida works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximiliano Meridius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thiago Meida'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. And we move into the final round!
Meida with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Meridius to score with a decent uppercut.
Meida shoots in for a takedown but Meridius shows good takedown defense.
Meida closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meridius circles away.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Meridius rushes Meida and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meida tries to pull guard but Meridius won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Meida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meida jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meridius walks away with a smile on his face. Meida gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands with a nice combination. Meida backs away looking to recover.
Maximiliano Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meida walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meridius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maximiliano Meridius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius closes the distance and clinches.
Meida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meridius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meridius pushes Meida back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meida is trying to pull guard but Meridius turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Meida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A shot in the inside from Meridius.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meida tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Meridius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Meida tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meridius smiles and moves away.
Meridius has Meida up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Still in the clinch, Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike.
Meridius turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meida keeps working.
Meridius lands a decent elbow from side control.
Meridius lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Meida down.
Meridius is looking to take a break and control but Meida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meridius fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meida tries to buck Meridius off but Meridius is having none of it.
Meridius tries for a kimura but Meida is defending well.
Meida is trying to improve his position.
Meridius looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maximiliano Meridius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Meida is holding Meridius down, trying to stall.
Meida is trying to escape the position but Meridius is controlling the position.
Maximiliano Meridius has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Meida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meridius is staying tight to Meida's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Meridius is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Meida has escaped the position, nice work there.
Meida is looking for a sweep.
Meridius lands a nice forearm strike.
Meida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Meridius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Meridius.
Meida sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thiago Meida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maximiliano Meridius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meridius has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximiliano Meridius!
A very excited looking Maximiliano Meridius made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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