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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 2643 p4p, 280 weight class) and Bjorn Ragnarsson (ranked 5698 p4p, 420 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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194 cm
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223 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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204 cm
26
252 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Lethal high kicks
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Meridius! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bjorn Ragnarsson! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Meridius takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut. A clash of legs there as Meridius blocks the low kick. Ragnarsson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Meridius is landing a low percentage of strikes. Ragnarsson throws a head kick that misses. A clash of legs there as Meridius blocks the low kick. Ragnarsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Meridius moves into the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Meridius. A short body shot lands from Meridius as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Meridius. A right handed body shot lands from Meridius.
A right handed body shot lands from Meridius.
Ragnarsson looks winded! With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Meridius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Meridius throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Meridius pushes Ragnarsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meridius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Meridius pushes Ragnarsson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch. A body shot lands from Meridius.
Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Meridius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Meridius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius lands a shot to the body. Meridius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius scores with a shot to the side of Ragnarsson's head.
It looks like Bjorn Ragnarsson has been cut. A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius. Meridius scores with a nice hook to the head. Meridius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meridius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Meridius lands an uppercut. Meridius lands with a short head shot on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Meridius. Meridius lands with a light punch inside. Meridius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meridius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius digs a right hand underneath Ragnarsson's ribcage. Ragnarsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Meridius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Meridius lands with a short shot to the head. Still in the clinch, Meridius scores with a nice short uppercut. Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius lands a shoulder strike. Meridius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Meridius gets through Ragnarsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Ragnarsson is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him. A short right from Meridius on the inside. Meridius pushes Ragnarsson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meridius. Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. Meridius lands with a left to the head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Ragnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meridius. A short right hand to the side of the head by Meridius. Meridius lands with a left to the head. Meridius lands a hook that snaps the head of Ragnarsson backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maximus Meridius dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ragnarsson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Meridius! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Meridius! During a confident post fight interview, Maximus Meridius thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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