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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pops Maellard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Obliteratii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Obliteratii's choice of entrance music: Ride of The Uber Valkyries. 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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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pops Maellard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Obliteratii!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obliteratii throws a hook but Maellard avoids it easily.
Obliteratii digs a good body shot into Maellard's ribs.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick that misses.
Maellard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Obliteratii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Obliteratii throws a body shot but no joy.
Maellard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Zeus Obliteratii has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Obliteratii blocks the leg kick.
Maellard throws a leg kick but Obliteratii checks it.
Obliteratii tries to counter with a clinch but Maellard shakes him off and moves away.
Maellard is looking to clinch but Obliteratii is avoiding it.
Obliteratii throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Obliteratii moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maellard throws a sloppy head kick and Obliteratii moves out of range easily.
Maellard lands an overhand right.
Obliteratii looks for the body kick but Maellard saw that one coming.
Obliteratii scores with a jab. Maellard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maellard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obliteratii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Maellard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Obliteratii just manages to avoid it.
Obliteratii lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Obliteratii forces Maellard back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Maellard.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Maellard controls the action.
Maellard slowing the pace effectively.
Obliteratii misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii working aggressively here.
Obliteratii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Obliteratii doesn't manage to clinch there - Maellard circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maellard.
Maellard throws the left hand but Obliteratii avoids the punch easily.
Obliteratii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maellard tries a head kick but it misses.
Obliteratii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Obliteratii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Obliteratii throws a lazy right hand but Maellard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Obliteratii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maellard throws an overhand right that lands on Obliteratii's shoulder, as Obliteratii tries to avoid the shot.
Obliteratii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii tries to land a front kick but Maellard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Obliteratii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maellard rather than just go for the knockout.
Maellard misses with a head kick.
Obliteratii moves into range and clinches up with Maellard.
Maellard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maellard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maellard blocks a body shot from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Maellard fails to land.
Maellard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maellard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii misses with some punches.
Maellard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii throws a head punch that misses.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maellard.
Obliteratii pushes Maellard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Obliteratii.
Maellard tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Maellard back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Obliteratii as the two fighters clinch.
Obliteratii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obliteratii is working Maellard over against the cage.
Obliteratii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maellard gets through Obliteratii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maellard misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Maellard.
A shot in the inside from Maellard.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Maellard.
Obliteratii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maellard misses with some punches.
Maellard misses with some punches.
Maellard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maellard misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii can't find room to land a body shot as Maellard controls the action.
Obliteratii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maellard is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Maellard blocks it.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Maellard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii is working Maellard over against the cage.
Maellard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obliteratii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Obliteratii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maellard tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii tries to throw a body punch but Maellard avoids it by throwing Obliteratii back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Obliteratii.
Maellard lands a hook that snaps the head of Obliteratii backwards.
Obliteratii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obliteratii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Maellard is breathing heavily.
A hook to the body from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maellard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obliteratii throws a low kick but Maellard avoids it.
Nice jab there from Obliteratii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obliteratii throws a jab when Maellard was well out of range.
Maellard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Maellard checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
That's time! Maellard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maellard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Obliteratii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick but Maellard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Obliteratii misses with a kick to the body
and Maellard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Maellard.
Obliteratii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A telegraphed right hand from Obliteratii misses the target.
Maellard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maellard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obliteratii.
A good leg kick by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii takes the fight into the clinch.
Obliteratii misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Obliteratii lands with a short shot to the head.
Obliteratii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maellard lands with a short shot to the head.
Maellard lands a nice shot to the body.
Obliteratii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maellard tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Maellard back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obliteratii lands a right hand.
Maellard is trying to stall.
Maellard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obliteratii's elbow.
Obliteratii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maellard misses the shot to the body.
Maellard throws a hook but Obliteratii blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Obliteratii.
Maellard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maellard misses with a hook.
Obliteratii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Maellard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Obliteratii. That's going to slow Maellard down.
Maellard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obliteratii misses with a body shot.
Obliteratii swings for the body but Maellard moves out of range.
Maellard lands with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maellard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obliteratii.
Maellard tries to land a leg kick but Obliteratii saw it coming and moves away.
Obliteratii lands a nice shot that snaps Maellard's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obliteratii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maellard has time to react.
Maellard blocks a jab.
Maellard misses with a low kick.
Obliteratii lands with a thumping leg kick.
Obliteratii lands a nice looking body shot.
Obliteratii defending well as Maellard loads up on a big left hand.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obliteratii moves out of range of the strikes.
Obliteratii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A good leg kick by Maellard.
Maellard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maellard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obliteratii just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Obliteratii looks for the body kick but Maellard saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Maellard misses the target.
Obliteratii checks the leg kick.
Maellard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obliteratii stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Obliteratii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Obliteratii throws a looping overhand right but Maellard ducks down to avoid it.
Maellard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maellard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maellard's calf.
Obliteratii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Obliteratii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obliteratii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maellard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Obliteratii counters with a nice body kick.
Obliteratii ducks under a wild hook from Maellard.
Maellard slips a straight right by Obliteratii.
Maellard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii is looking to slow Maellard down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obliteratii throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obliteratii blocks a head kick by Maellard.
Obliteratii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maellard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Obliteratii works Maellard's body with a nice hook.
Obliteratii lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Obliteratii throws a leg kick which misses Maellard's front leg but catches the back leg as Maellard tries to avoid it.
Obliteratii scores with a body shot.
Obliteratii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Maellard blocks it.
Maellard tries to work over Obliteratii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obliteratii missing with knees to the body.
Maellard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obliteratii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Maellard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeus Obliteratii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zeus Obliteratii's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Obliteratii throws a hook to the side of Maellard's head but Maellard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maellard.
Maellard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Maellard has managed to clinch.
Maellard tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
Obliteratii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maellard digs a right hand into Obliteratii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Obliteratii's gas tank.
Zeus Obliteratii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maellard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obliteratii blocking some punches.
Obliteratii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maellard blocking some punches.
Obliteratii misses with the head strike.
Obliteratii blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maellard blocking some punches.
Maellard looking to slow down the pace here.
Obliteratii has a couple of punches blocked by Maellard.
Maellard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Obliteratii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obliteratii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maellard tries to throw a body punch but Obliteratii avoids it by throwing Maellard back against the cage.
Obliteratii blocks a body shot from Maellard.
Maellard tries a body shot but Obliteratii blocks it.
Obliteratii tries a body shot but Maellard blocks it.
Obliteratii lands with a right to the head.
Maellard lands with a right to the head.
Obliteratii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maellards head.
Obliteratii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obliteratii misses with a body punch.
Obliteratii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Maellard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maellard misses with some punches.
Maellard lands a shot to the body.
Maellard throws a punch but it's blocked by Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maellard backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obliteratii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Maellard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obliteratii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maellard's elbow.
Nice body punch from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii presses Maellard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obliteratii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obliteratii missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Obliteratii.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maellard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obliteratii digs a right hand underneath Maellard's ribcage. Maellard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obliteratii digs a right hand underneath Maellard's ribcage. Maellard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Obliteratii breaks from the clinch.
Obliteratii connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maellard momentarily.
Obliteratii scores with a jab. Maellard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Maellard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obliteratii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maellard has time to react.
Maellard is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maellard, right into the meat.
Oh Maellard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maellard throws a head kick that misses
and Maellard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Obliteratii checks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Obliteratii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pops Maellard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maellard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Obliteratii.
Maellard seems to have got his legs back now.
Obliteratii avoids the head kick by Maellard.
Maellard walks into a straight right hand from Obliteratii.
Obliteratii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maellard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Obliteratii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Obliteratii misses with an uppercut.
Maellard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Obliteratii throws a front kick that sends Maellard stumbling back into the cage.
Obliteratii thuds a left hand into Maellard's body.
Maellard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maellard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Obliteratii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obliteratii scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obliteratii scores with a jab.
Obliteratii blocks a low kick nicely.
Maellard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obliteratii moves away.
Obliteratii digs a good hook to Maellard's body.
Maellard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Obliteratii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maellard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Obliteratii lands a really nice looking cross but Maellard seems unphased.
Obliteratii misses with a wild body shot.
Obliteratii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Obliteratii scores with a leg kick.
Maellard throws an overhand right that lands on Obliteratii's shoulder, as Obliteratii tries to avoid the shot.
Maellard lands a nice shot to the body.
Maellard just misses with a punch to the body.
Obliteratii steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Maellard.
Zeus Obliteratii is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Obliteratii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeus Obliteratii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Obliteratii 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeus Obliteratii!
An out of breath Zeus Obliteratii 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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