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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 2368 p4p, 2087 weight class) and Darius Thibodeaux (ranked 367 p4p, 322 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 8 - 4 - 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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Thibodeaux!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Meridius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thibodeaux to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Meridius.
Meridius swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Meridius gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thibodeaux.
It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.
Meridius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thibodeaux manages to avoid it.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Meridius counters with a two punch combo.
Thibodeaux misses with a hook
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Meridius blocks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Meridius on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Meridius drops his hands momentarily and Thibodeaux takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meridius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Meridius looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thibodeaux smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meridius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thibodeaux throws a push kick but Meridius slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Meridius blocks the low kick.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Meridius moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darius Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux throws an off balance right hand
and Meridius counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Meridius misses with an uppercut.
Thibodeaux scores with a shot to the body.
Thibodeaux thuds a left hand into Meridius's body.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius misses with a straight right.
Meridius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thibodeaux in his tracks.
Meridius misses with a wild combination.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Meridius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thibodeaux thinking.
Thibodeaux slips a jab from Meridius.
Meridius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Darius Thibodeaux has been cut.
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 rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a sloppy head kick
and Meridius makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meridius lands a slapping body shot.
Meridius misses with a looping right.
Thibodeaux wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Meridius slips the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Meridius.
Meridius throws a shot from downtown. Thibodeaux moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thibodeaux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Meridius misses with a straight left.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Thibodeaux looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thibodeaux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Meridius at a distance.
Thibodeaux looks to throw the jab but Meridius is out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut
and Meridius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Meridius.
Meridius lands a two punch combo.
Meridius misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Meridius.
Meridius tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux looks to score with a jab to the body but Meridius is just out of range.
Meridius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meridius.
Meridius throws a body shot but no joy.
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
letting Meridius counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Meridius's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius jabs at Thibodeaux's body.
Thibodeaux takes a swing at Meridius's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux lands a body shot.
Thibodeaux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Meridius under the eye.
Thibodeaux throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Meridius rushes Thibodeaux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meridius.
Thibodeaux lands a shot to the body.
Meridius scores with a hook to the body.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Thibodeaux.
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 Maximus Meridius will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thibodeaux lands an overhand right.
Darius Thibodeaux has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meridius scores with a hook to the body. Thibodeaux takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thibodeaux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thibodeaux throws out a loose jab but Meridius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thibodeaux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius moves out of range of the leg kick from Thibodeaux.
Meridius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meridius instigates a clinch.
Thibodeaux lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thibodeaux lands with a light punch inside.
Meridius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Meridius misses with some punches.
Thibodeaux has a couple of punches blocked by Meridius.
Thibodeaux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meridius avoids the body shot from Thibodeaux.
Meridius throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thibodeaux throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Meridius was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thibodeaux.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thibodeaux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meridius looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
Thibodeaux misses with a straight left.
Meridius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Meridius uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thibodeaux has time to react.
Thibodeaux misses with a kick to the body
and Meridius counters with a nice uppercut.
Thibodeaux throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thibodeaux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Meridius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meridius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thibodeaux counters with a body kick.
Thibodeaux loads up on a big right hand but Meridius slips the punch.
Meridius changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thibodeaux throws out the jab.
Meridius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thibodeaux tests Meridius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meridius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a kick to the body.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Meridius saw that one coming.
Meridius shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thibodeaux eats them both and turns towards Meridius to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Thibodeaux lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meridius misses with a body shot.
Meridius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Meridius clinches up against the cage.
Meridius breaks from the clinch.
Thibodeaux throws a poor cross that misses
and Meridius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thibodeaux is breathing heavily.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Meridius moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Meridius misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Meridius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thibodeaux moves away.
Meridius checks a low kick from Thibodeaux.
A combination from Meridius does no damage.
A low kick from Thibodeaux is predictable there
and Meridius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thibodeaux misses with a lunging right hand
and Meridius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Meridius swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Meridius. That snapped Thibodeaux's head back.
Meridius cracks Thibodeaux with an open hand slap.
Thibodeaux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meridius is out of range and Thibodeaux settles back down.
Meridius lands a left and a right that send Thibodeaux crashing to the mat, dazed. Meridius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Thibodeaux is rocked!
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 scores with a body shot.
Thibodeaux is still on wobbly legs! Can Meridius finish him?
Meridius cracks Thibodeaux with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Meridius!
After winning the bout, Maximus Meridius 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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