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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Camble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
13 - 11 - 0 |
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198 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 11 - 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Camble!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camble keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maximus Meridius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meridius tries for a takedown but Camble circles away easily
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Meridius fails with the takedown
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Meridius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Meridius 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meridius shoots in for a takedown but Camble shows good takedown defense.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meridius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Camble as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Camble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Meridius misses.
Meridius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Camble counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camble scores with a decent looking hook.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Camble scores with a jab to the body.
Camble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meridius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Camble is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Camble scores with a three punch combo!
Camble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meridius at a distance.
Camble works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Camble scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Camble has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Camble is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Meridius had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius has Camble up against the cage in a clinch.
Camble stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Meridius blocks an uppercut.
Meridius has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Camble after a bit of a struggle.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Camble.
Camble lands a right hand.
Meridius lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camble breaks from the clinch.
Meridius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meridius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meridius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Camble connects with a single shot there.
Meridius misses with a looping right.
Ash Camble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meridius misses with a left hand
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meridius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Camble napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Camble struggling a bit here.
Camble tries to bench press Meridius off him but Meridius keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camble regains half guard.
Camble is trying to stand up here but Meridius is controlling him well.
Camble wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meridius.
Meridius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Camble trying to control from the bottom.
Camble tries to roll over but Meridius keeps him under control.
Camble is looking to control Meridius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Camble avoid being mounted?
Camble is refusing to be controlled, as Meridius sits in half guard.
Meridius seems to be working for a kimura but Camble defends the submission attempt.
Camble actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Meridius trying to control the action but Camble is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camble lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meridius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Meridius tries for a takedown but Camble circles away easily
and Camble counters with a nice uppercut.
Meridius closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Camble quickly recovers to half guard.
Camble makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Camble.
Camble had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Meridius defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Camble dominated that round.
That's time! Meridius's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Camble tries to clinch up but Meridius circles away and keeps his distance.
Meridius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Meridius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meridius shoots for a takedown but Camble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Camble throws out a counter right but Meridius avoids it with no problem.
Meridius with a lazy takedown attempt
and Camble counters with a right hand to the body.
Meridius fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Camble finds it's way through Meridius's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius moves to clinch but Camble breaks away
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camble lands with a straight right. Meridius didn't see that one coming.
Camble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Camble as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a looping right.
Meridius misses with a takedown
and Camble counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximus Meridius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meridius wants to clinch
and Camble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meridius takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Camble does it's job there.
Meridius wants to clinch but Camble slips to the side
and Camble counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius tries to clinch but Camble is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Camble! But no joy.
Camble works the jab nicely.
Meridius tries to clinch but Camble moves away
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble moves out of range as Meridius strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries to clinch
and Camble counters with a left and a right that stings Meridius.
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!
Meridius closes the distance and pushes Camble back into the cage.
Camble breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meridius misses with a left hand
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ash Camble seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camble lands a nice hook to Meridius's body. Meridius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Camble's corner calls for a 1-2. Camble obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Camble takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Meridius shoots and misses
and Camble counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meridius shoots and misses
and Camble counters with a series of strikes. Meridius will be more careful next time no doubt.
Camble is looking to clinch.
Meridius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Camble drops Meridius with a beautiful combination! Meridius stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Camble is looking for the KO!
Meridius is rocked!
Meridius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Meridius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meridius swings widly with a right hand
and Camble counters with a nice right hand that sends Meridius toppling to the canvas! Meridius scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Camble finish him?!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Camble scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meridius in his tracks.
Meridius shoots in for a double leg but Camble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Meridius.
Camble explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Meridius looks to clinch
and Camble counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meridius seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Camble gets tackled into the cage by Meridius. Meridius maintains the clinch.
Meridius misses with some punches.
Camble holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Meridius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Camble breaks the clinch.
Camble throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camble lands a jab to the head.
Meridius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Meridius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good shot there by Camble.
Meridius shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Camble cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Meridius gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Camble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Camble.
Camble lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meridius takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meridius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Camble lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Camble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Camble.
Meridius doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Camble counter with a right hand.
Camble lands with a straight right. Meridius didn't see that one coming.
Meridius tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Camble to counter with a crisp jab.
Camble drops Meridius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Meridius looks back up at him and smiles so Camble waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Camble is trying to control but can't.
Camble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Camble tries to get to full guard but Meridius has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Meridius has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Camble is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Meridius connects with a nice short shot to Camble's temple.
Meridius prevents Camble from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Camble missing with punches from the bottom.
Maximus Meridius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Meridius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Camble knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Camble is trying to stand up here but Meridius is controlling him well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meridius trying to control the action but Camble is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Meridius looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Camble is positioning himself well to prevent Meridius advancing to mount.
Well, if Meridius is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camble tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Camble slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Camble keeping full guard, as Meridius tries to pass.
Meridius looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Camble controls Meridius momentarily but Meridius frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meridius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Camble is keeping the position for now.
Camble has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meridius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Meridius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Meridius wants to control from the top but Camble keeps moving.
Maximus Meridius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Camble throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ash Camble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Camble not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Camble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Camble winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Ash Camble!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Ash Camble!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Ash Camble!
Ash Camble wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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