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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Booker (ranked 2818 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Maximus DeMarcus Meridius (ranked 409 p4p, 279 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reggie Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus DeMarcus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by DeMarcus Meridius.
Booker looks to score with a jab to the body but DeMarcus Meridius is just out of range.
Booker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Booker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booker. DeMarcus Meridius does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeMarcus Meridius wants to counter the offense by Booker and move into the clinch position.
DeMarcus Meridius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Booker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Booker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Booker misses with an uppercut.
Booker scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Booker.
Good shot there by Booker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Booker with a jab.
Booker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a straight left.
Booker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Booker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker misses the jab.
Booker sets himself, and DeMarcus Meridius steps forward looking for the clinch! Booker avoids it this time.
Booker throws a body punch but DeMarcus Meridius moves out of range.
DeMarcus Meridius closes the distance and clinches.
Booker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeMarcus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeMarcus Meridius lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Booker.
Booker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Booker does it's job there.
Booker lands a nice hook to DeMarcus Meridius's body. DeMarcus Meridius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeMarcus Meridius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booker misses with a looping right.
Booker lands with a good body shot.
DeMarcus Meridius has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Booker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeMarcus Meridius or not.
Booker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to work over Booker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker is leaning against DeMarcus Meridius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Booker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Booker.
DeMarcus Meridius looks winded!
Booker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Booker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeMarcus Meridius tries a body shot but Booker blocks it.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Booker lands with a light punch inside.
Booker scores with a shot to the side of DeMarcus Meridius's head.
DeMarcus Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Booker controls his hands.
DeMarcus Meridius misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeMarcus Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Booker.
Booker lands a hook that snaps the head of DeMarcus Meridius backwards.
A short right from Booker on the inside.
DeMarcus Meridius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Booker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Booker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Booker digs a right hand underneath DeMarcus Meridius's ribcage. DeMarcus Meridius let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker struggles to land a body shot inside as DeMarcus Meridius controls his hands.
Booker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeMarcus Meridius has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Booker seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DeMarcus Meridius can turn it around.
Booker scores with a hook to the body.
Booker lands with a short shot to the head.
DeMarcus Meridius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Booker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Booker.
DeMarcus Meridius takes a shot to the head.
Booker lands with a short shot to the head.
Booker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
DeMarcus Meridius is trying to pull guard but Booker has him pressed against the cage.
Booker lands a right hand.
I was talking to Booker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Booker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Booker scores with a shot to the side of DeMarcus Meridius's head.
DeMarcus Meridius is rocked!
DeMarcus Meridius jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Booker walks away with a smile on his face. DeMarcus Meridius gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
DeMarcus Meridius is still on wobbly legs! Can Booker finish him?
Booker tries to bum rush DeMarcus Meridius with a series of wild strikes but DeMarcus Meridius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DeMarcus Meridius is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
DeMarcus Meridius seems to have recovered his senses.
DeMarcus Meridius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Booker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DeMarcus Meridius loses concentration momentarily and Booker pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! DeMarcus Meridius crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Booker finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Reggie Booker!
Reggie Booker bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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