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Event:
ENIGMA 225
Date: Nov 02, 2024 |
#R1#
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD#
Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rover keeps working. #SUB#
Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rover gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Maia is trying to take his opponent's back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia content just to control the position here.
Maia trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T1##SUB#
Maia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle�. Ooooh, that looks tight� Rover is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rover and Maia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rover is not content to let Maia control the position. #SUB#
Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rover is looking for a sweep.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia works to advance to full mount. Rover defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB#
Maia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Rover has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Rover!
Maia working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maia is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rover swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T3#
Rover wants to stand and escape but Maia is having none of it.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
Maia trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rover manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Maia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rover defends it easily.
Rover wants to stand but Maia is controlling his posture from full guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rover won't allow Maia to sweep him here.
Rover has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maia is proving hard to escape from.
Maia looking for a sweep. Not yet Maia, not yet.
Maia has control of Rover's left arm, preventing Rover from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maia is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Maia has his foot on Rover's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rover works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Demian Maia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Rover misses.
Maia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rover throws out a loose jab but Maia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maia seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD#
Maia drives through with a takedown into Rover's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Maia trying to control but Rover is working from the bottom.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Rover is retaining full guard.
Rover is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Maia sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia stands and throws Rover's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rover keeps working. #T1#
Rover wants to get back to his feet but Maia drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia wants to control but Rover is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Maia thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Maia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rover has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Rover is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rover wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Maia trying to control the position but Rover is working away. #SUB#
Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maia wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rover keeps working.
Maia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rover can do to turn this around?#T3#
Maia remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Maia is trying to move to mount but Rover reverses beautifully and ends up in Maia's guard. #SUB#
Maia is looking for a triangle but Rover pushes his legs off easily.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Rover from controlling successfully.
Maia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rover's guard. #REVR##T4#
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rover is looking to stand up but Maia isn't so interested in that idea.
Maia showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Maia drops back looking for a leg! Rover is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rover manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Rover's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maia looking to pass the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Rover misses the target.
Rover connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rover looks to score with a jab to the body but Maia is just out of range.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maia blocks a jab.
Rover throws a body punch but Maia moves out of range. #TD#
Maia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Maia lands in his opponent's guard.
Maia is looking to pass into half guard but Rover pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rover is in guard.#REVB#
Maia trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rover wants to stand but Maia has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maia trying to control the position.
#T1#
Maia keeping moving, preventing Rover from controlling successfully. #SU2#
Rover gets to his feet. Maia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rover swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Rover misses with a double jab
#TD#
and Maia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rover is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold. #T2#
Maia trying to pass the guard but Rover defending well.
Rover tries to kick Maia off but Maia keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Maia passes to side control.
Demian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Maia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rover knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maia tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T3#
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Maia prevents Rover from escaping the position.
Rover tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Maia looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rover has given up his back.
#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Maia is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
#SUB#
Maia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rover is trying to stand back up.
Maia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Maia is persistently looking for the submission but Rover is defending it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Maia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maia, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Maia!
An out of breath Demian Maia thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 219
Date: Sep 29, 2024 |
#R1#
Maia fails to land the takedown.
Stein throwing a counter right hand but Maia manages to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Stein. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Maia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Franklin Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
Maia shoots and misses
and Stein counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maia thinking. #TD2#
Maia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stein on his heels. He'll look to pass Stein's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein wants to sweep here but Maia controlling him for the moment.
Maia passes Stein's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Stein tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg. #T1#
The fighters are battling for position here. Stein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maia pushes down on Stein's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stein tries to get to full guard but Maia has control of the leg.
Stein keeping control of the position.
Stein is looking to improve his position.
Maia trying to control from half guard but Stein is working away. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Stein defends it. #SUB2#
Maia is working for a kimura but Stein is defending it quite comfortably.
Stein regains full guard. Nicely done.
Maia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maia trying to control but Stein is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Maia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Stein is retaining full guard.
Stein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maia shoots and misses
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Stein counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia shoots in and drives through. Stein sprawls well.#TD2#
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into Stein's guard.
Maia postures up.
#T4#
Stein is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Stein moves nicely into side control.
Stein controlling the position.
Stein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stein off and has taken his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Franklin Stein will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demian Maia's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Stein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stein wants it to stay on the feet.
Stein is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Stein tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Stein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demian Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Maia has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Stein counter with a right hand.
Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Stein defends well and Maia ends up having to push Stein into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stein stuffs the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Stein misses the target.
Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stein counters with a crisp right that sends Maia to the canvas! Stein follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Stein!
A very excited looking Franklin Stein 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.
Demian Maia spoke after the fight, saying 'Win or lose, the life goes on. This experience will only make me better and I will come back stronger. Osu!'. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 216
Date: Sep 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Maia shoots and misses
and Siuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Siuta has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Maia shoots for a takedown but Siuta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Siuta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Siuta drops Maia with a straight right hand, right on the button! Siuta follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marek Siuta!
Marek Siuta retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Marek Siuta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Demian Maia had this to say: 'Win or lose, the life goes on. This experience will only make me better and I will come back stronger. Osu!'. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 213
Date: Aug 18, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Church tries to buck Maia off but Maia is having none of it.#SUB#
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Church is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maia tries to move into full mount but can't pass Church's legs.
Church is looking to regain half guard here but Maia keeps moving and retains side control.
Church looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Maia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Church is letting Maia control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Church is looking for a sweep.
Church keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Maia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Church is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Church manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1##SUB#
Maia looking for submissions off his back.
Maia wants to get back to full guard.
Church is pressing down on Maia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maia is holding on for now.
Maia is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Church's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Church's back!
Maia trying to control.#SUB#
Maia is looking for the choke from the back position but Church is controlling his hands well.
Church is really stuck here.
#SUB#
Maia is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Church taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Maia.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Maia!
Our winner, Demian Maia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 209
Date: Jul 14, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Page gets caught napping as Maia dives in and scores a takedown. Page manages to retain guard.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Maia is working hard here to advance position.
Maia controlling from the top position.
Maia looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia slips nicely into half guard.#SUB#
Maia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#T1#
Page makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Page.
Page controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself. #SUB#
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Maia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia advances position into side control!
Page is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maia off and has taken his back!
Maia tries to break free.
Page doesn't have the hooks in and Maia manages to turn into his guard.
Maia trying to control but Page is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Maia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #T3#
Page tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia tries to free his leg and advance position but Page is retaining full guard.
Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Maia is thwarting Page's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Page sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Maia is looking for a kimura here.
Page wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maia working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Page's thigh. Page counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Page misses with a hook. Maia ducked under it nicely.
Maia shoots in looking for a takedown but Page manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Page as Maia shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia misses with a takedown attempt - Page sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Page misses with a two punch combination.
Page swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Maia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Page is fending him off so far but Maia persists. Nope, Page circles away and we're back to standing.
Page looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danga de danga de dang - Page scores with a four punch combination!#TD#
Maia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Page defends it.
Page controlling the position for now.#T1#
Let's hope that Page has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB#
Maia is looking for a kimura but Page is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage. #SUB#
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Page missing with punches from the bottom.
Page is looking to control Maia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Page avoid being mounted?
Maia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maia is looking to stall here but Page recovers full guard.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Page is keeping the position for now.
Maia pushes down on Page's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Page is staying active underneath Maia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maia trying to pass the guard but Page defending well. #T3#
Page is looking for a sweep. Maia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maia tries to pass to full mount but Page defends it. #SUB#
Maia is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Page has managed to free his arm - good work.
Page 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.
Maia tries to pass the half guard into mount. Page knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB#
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia stalling. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Demian Maia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Page defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Page throws out a counter right but Maia avoids it with no problem.
Page swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Page lands a two punch combo.
Maia tries for a takedown but Page sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maia dives in for a single leg takedown but Page sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Page releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maia is trying to stall.
Maia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Maia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Page - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Maia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Page showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Maia has his takedown stuffed
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Page sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maia or perhaps it was just good defense by Page, which made it look bad.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Page! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Page sprawls well. Page wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Page slaps away a takedown attempt from Maia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maia is defended easily by Page.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Page scores with a decent looking hook.
Page looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well. #TD#
Maia feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.#T1#
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Page trying to control the position.
Maia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Page controls Maia momentarily but Maia frees himself.
Demian Maia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maia passes into half guard. #SUB#
Maia is trying for a kimura here. Page looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Maia wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Demian Maia!
A very excited looking Demian Maia 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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Event:
ENIGMA 205
Date: Jun 16, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Santa Romero. No joy for Maia on that attempt.
Santa Romero keeps Maia at a distance using the push kick.
Santa Romero takes a swing at Maia's ribcage but misses.
Santa Romero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maia looks for a takedown but Santa Romero sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Maia with that takedown attempt.
Donk. Santa Romero catches Maia right on the button with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santa Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Riptide Santa Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Santa Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.
Maia with a poor takedown
and Santa Romero counters with a solid body kick.
Maia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Santa Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maia somewhat.
Santa Romero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maia.
A jab from Santa Romero finds it's way through Maia's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Demian Maia has been cut.
Maia blocks the body kick.
Santa Romero defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maia.#TD#
Maia feints and as Santa Romero raises his hands in defense, Maia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maia passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Maia is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Santa Romero is trying to escape and Maia transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Santa Romero is forced to tap! Nice work there by Maia! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demian Maia!
After winning the bout, Demian Maia thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 199
Date: May 05, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maia.
Feeder tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB2#
Maia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Feeder is defending well though. Maia let's go of the attempt for now.
Maia controls the action.
Feeder rolls, trying to escape but Maia keeps control of the position.
Feeder wants to control his opponent's hands but Maia gets his hands free.
Maia controlling well, preventing Feeder from escaping the position.
#SUB2#
Maia working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Feeder is doing well to defend. Maia seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Feeder is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Demian Maia!
Demian Maia seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Bottom Feeder spoke after the fight, saying 'Alright, so turns out my fists are better at making friends than enemies. Shoutout to my opponent for showing me some new moves—I'll be practicing those in front of the mirror for the next year. Don't worry, folks, I’ll be back once I put some ice on these welts.'. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 194
Date: Mar 31, 2024 |
#R1#
Church works over Maia's head and body with a nice combination.
Church lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Maia at a distance.
Church scores with a sloppy right hand. Maia should have avoided that one.
Church throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donk. Church catches Maia right on the button with a cross.
Church jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Church scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Church lands a head shot.
Church throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Church lands a body shot.
Church lunges at Maia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maia's hand.
Maia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Church clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #ROC#Maia is rocked!
Church cracks Maia with a hook to the temple - Maia is on wobbly legs here! Church swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Maia falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Church wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dereon Church!
Demian Maia spoke after the fight, saying 'Win or lose, the life goes on. This experience will only make me better and I will come back stronger. Osu!'. |
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Event:
ENIGMA 189
Date: Feb 25, 2024 |
#R1#
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leblanc's waist but Leblanc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Maia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leblanc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Leblanc!
Leblanc lands a hook that stumbles Maia back into the cage. Leblanc follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Maia to the canvas! Leblanc pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Maia has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Desmond Leblanc!
Demian Maia was interviewed post fight and said 'Win or lose, the life goes on. This experience will only make me better and I will come back stronger. Osu!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 12, 2024 |
#R1##TD2#
Maia shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maia showed some decent athleticism there.
Finn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maia is working away from the top position though.
Maia not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Finn is looking to get back to is feet but Maia passes into side control.
Finn wants to control but Maia postures up.
Maia landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maia trying to control the position but Finn is working away.
Finn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn seems a little lost for a moment, as Maia dominates the positioning.
The strikes coming from Maia are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #T1#
Maia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Maia tries to score with some ground and pound. Finn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Maia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Finn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Finn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Finn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Maia is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Finn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Finn is trying to control Maia's posture but Maia avoids it.
An elbow from Maia crashes against the mat.
Finn tries to bench press Maia off him but Maia keeps the position. #T2#
Maia wants to control but Finn is keeping him busy.
Maia fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Maia is looking to take a break and control but Finn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maia staying calm.
Maia advances nicely into full mount.
Maia landing strikes from the mount and Finn is in trouble! #T3#
Maia can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finn is looking to escape.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
Maia throwing strikes here but Finn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maia scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Maia thowing shots but they're missing.
Maia looking to control but Finn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Finn because Maia loaded up on that one.
Finn is breathing heavily.
Maia misses with a head shot.
Maia throwing strikes here but Finn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Maia tries to control but Finn wriggling away. #T4#
Maia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Finn blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Maia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Finn bucks and avoids them well.
Maia misses with a head shot.
Maia lands a big elbow.
Maia looking to finish with strikes here!
Maia tries to control but Finn wriggling away.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Maia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Finn's half guard.
Finn has one foot on Maia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Maia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maia stalling.
Finn trying to control from the bottom.
Maia is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Finn!
Maia working the ground and pound effectively.
Maia wants to control the pace but Finn is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Finn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
#T1#
Maia controlling from mount.
Maia thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Finn because Maia loaded up on that one.
Maia unloads with some shots from mount but Finn bucks and avoids them well.
Maia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Finn wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maia.
Maia controlling his opponent.
Maia landing shots from mount.
Finn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T2#
Maia thowing shots but they're missing.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
Maia looking to ground and pound but Finn is blocking nicely.
Maia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maia unloading with bombs!
Maia controlling his opponent.
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!
Maia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Maia with a couple of short strikes.
Maia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
#T3#
Maia thowing shots but they're missing.
Maia throws some wild stikes that Finn manages to avoid easily.
Maia throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Maia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#ROC2#Finn is rocked!
Maia cracks Finn with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demian Maia!
Thaddius Finn spoke after the fight, saying 'Tonight, victory eluded me, but not my spirit. Every setback is a setup for a comeback. I'll learn, adapt, and return stronger. This loss is just a chapter, not the story. Thank you for the support; the journey continues.'. |
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