La Pulga vs Maximo Decimo-Meridio

Fight info: Palais des Sports, Cannes, France, 2005-04-12, announcer is Chuck Hall, referee is William Conners, the bout will be scored by the three judges Valerie Dorset (USA), Louis Moret (USA) and Lynn Carter (USA), this is not a title bout, the bout is scheduled for 10 rounds, Unified-rules are in effect, three KD rule is not in effect, save by the bell is not in effect, only the referee can stop the fight, mandatory 8 count is not in effect, fight stopped due to an accidental head butt: Tech. Draw through 4/Scorecard after 4, game will check for injuries, game will adjust ratings for weight class, use judges bias is set to 'random', Scoring System is 10 Point
In the red corner: La Pulga - Record: 6-4-0 (4) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: The Tahitian Warrior - Cut Man: El Wizard
In the blue corner: Maximo Decimo-Meridio - Record: 6-4-0 (3) - Career Stage: Prime - Conditioning: Skip Conditioning Check - Trainer: Roy Jones Jr. - Cut Man: Ray Robinson

Round 1
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Here come the fighters to ring center as the bell sounds to begin the first round. 0:0
0:07 Both fighters come into this fight predicting a win... Not that you'd expect anything else. 0:0
0:11 Pulga has Decimo-Meridio cornered! 0:0
0:11 Pulga throws a flurry of punches; at least two solid shots made it through. Now he moves away. 2:0
0:20 Pulga likes to use the hook but he'd better get a little closer when he throws it or Maximo Decimo-Meridio's going to beat him to the punch and hurt him! 4:0
0:29 Decimo-Meridio seems to be protecting his body which is leaving his head vulnerable. He doesn't like body shots but I don't know anyone that does. 4:0
0:32 Both fighters are staying cautious, and keeping out of range. 4:0
0:35 Decimo-Meridio lands the jab and that's a punch he needs to make good use of throughout the fight. 4:2
0:44 A flurry of punches are exchanged, but Pulga is coming out on top. 7:4
0:53 Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting at him to stay off the ropes. 7:4
0:57 The action slows for the moment. 7:4
01:00 Decimo-Meridio has Pulga trapped! 7:4
01:04 Decimo-Meridio misses with the left and then fails to connect with the right as well. 7:4
01:11 Pulga lands a crushing cross! 11:4
01:11 Decimo-Meridio was shaken by that blow! 11:4
01:21 Decimo-Meridio hitches up his trunks. He'd better be careful. He may get nailed while his hands are down. 11:4
01:24 Decimo-Meridio rips a hook to the body. 11:6
01:33 Both fighters ought to be using their jabs more to set up their other punches this round. 11:6
01:39 The uppercut just landed by Decimo-Meridio is a nice weapon on the inside. 11:8
01:48 Decimo-Meridio steals a quick glance at his corner. 11:8
01:51 There's a pause in the action as both fighters regroup. 11:8
01:59 Decimo-Meridio throws a crushing right to Pulga's jaw! 11:12
01:59 Decimo-Meridio caught Pulga's attention with that hook. 11:12
02:08 Pulga scores with a glancing cross. 13:12
02:16 Seems like both fighters are landing a lot of punches, but it is tough to tell just how much effect they are having. 13:12
02:20 There's lot of headhunting going on this round. Both fighters are looking for a quick stoppage to the fight. 13:12
02:23 Decimo-Meridio has Pulga blocked in! 13:12
02:28 Decimo-Meridio throws a flurry of punches but Pulga either blocks or slips them. 13:12
02:34 Decimo-Meridio appears to be trying to load up on his punches. 13:12
02:42 He just landed a three punch combo! 13:16
02:42 Pulga seems to be regrouping after those blows... 13:16
02:54 Decimo-Meridio fires a punch over the jab of Pulga and gets it in for points. 13:18
03:00 What a great round of boxing as both fighters traded heavy leather. And the crowd is letting the combatants know that they like what they're seeing! 14:18

Round 2
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The bell starts the action as Pulga and Maximo Decimo-Meridio leave their corners. 0:0
0:08 Pulga slides into the corner... 0:0
0:12 Oh!!! Decimo-Meridio unleashed a crippling right hand to the head! 0:5
0:12 La Pulga is trying to regroup after that punch... 0:5
0:26 Decimo-Meridio drives that short hook into Pulga's midsection! 0:9
0:26 Pulga seems to have been hurt by that punch! 0:9
0:39 Maximo Decimo-Meridio lets his hands go but his punches land on the arms of Pulga. 0:9
0:46 Pulga backs into his own corner... 0:9
0:50 Decimo-Meridio lands a hard combination! 0:13
0:50 Pulga appears shaken by those punches! 0:13
01:03 Maximo Decimo-Meridio fires and misses. 0:13
01:10 Both boxers are in the middle of the squared circle. 0:13
01:15 Decimo-Meridio lands a devastating jab! 0:17
01:15 Pulga looks like he might have been hurt by that punch! 0:17
01:23 Both fighters are pawing with the jab, trying to find an opening. Decimo-Meridio digs a quick hook into the exposed side of Pulga. 0:19
01:23 La Pulga is hurt. Decimo-Meridio is a decent finisher, but sometimes he gets too excited and just wings wild punches. Let's see what he does here. 0:19
01:36 Decimo-Meridio telegraphed that shot and Pulga ducks under it easily. 0:19
01:38 Pulga bangs a right cross off the forehead of Decimo-Meridio. 2:19
01:47 Both fighters sneak a breather as they clinch. Now they move apart. 2:19
01:55 Pulga is covering up to prevent body shots, but he's leaving his chin dangerously unprotected! 2:19
02:02 Pulga circles left, then right in an attempt to cut off the ring. 2:19
02:07 Decimo-Meridio gets a jab in but it was more of a push than a punch. 2:21
02:16 Pulga retreats into a neutral corner. 2:21
02:21 Conners has to pull the fighters away from each other as Decimo-Meridio locks up Pulga's arms. 2:21
02:34 Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting to their man, encouraging him to pick up the action. 2:21
02:42 Decimo-Meridio fires a lead right that Pulga manages to avoid. 2:21
02:54 Decimo-Meridio scores with a tremendous left! 2:25
02:54 La Pulga is going to need to regroup after that blow... 2:25
02:54 Conners motions to Decimo-Meridio to keep his punches up. 2:25
02:58 Pulga might be blocking some of the blows raining down on him but the majority are getting through. Pulga should take a knee or better yet, Conners should wave this fight off and let Pulga live to fight another day! 2:25
03:00 Decimo-Meridio slides into a neutral corner... 2:25
03:00 Decimo-Meridio shows Pulga his back and moves quickly back to his corner at the sound of the bell, ending Round 2. 3:25

Round 3
Time Commentary Points
0:00 It's Round 3 of this scheduled 10 rounder. 0:0
0:06 Decimo-Meridio throws a punch and lands. Pulga scores with a counter. Looks like Decimo-Meridio was a little more effective. 2:3
0:06 Decimo-Meridio moves in close. Conners has stopped the action. He is deducting a point from Decimo-Meridio for an intentional head butt that never happened. 2:3
0:15 Decimo-Meridio got quite a pep talk in his corner; we'll see if Roy Jones Jr.'s instructions work. 2:3
0:20 Decimo-Meridio grabs and holds La Pulga... Conners is shouting at Decimo-Meridio to break! 2:3
0:30 Pulga is pinned in his own corner... 2:3
0:30 These guys are really going at it and both will be in a little worse shape after this exchange is over. 4:5
0:44 Decimo-Meridio is clinching... La Pulga is trying to free his gloves... They are under Decimo-Meridio's arms... Pulga pushes Decimo-Meridio away. 4:5
0:58 The two men are circling one another, looking for an opening. 4:5
01:01 It must be hard for Pulga to see the punches coming from the left with that swollen eye! 4:5
01:02 Decimo-Meridio moves into a neutral corner. 4:5
01:02 Pulga scores with a nice right cross. 6:5
01:11 Both fighters are keeping their distance for the moment. 6:5
01:14 Decimo-Meridio backs into the far left corner. 6:5
01:19 La Pulga lands a smashing uppercut! 10:5
01:19 That was a beautiful uppercut! Decimo-Meridio's eyes actually rolled back in his head! It's amazing that he's still standing. 10:5
01:33 Decimo-Meridio lands a strong combination! 10:9
01:33 That's the shot Decimo-Meridio hoped to land! La Pulga looks bad after that series of blows. 10:9
01:41 Pulga doesn't have to look for Decimo-Meridio this round. He is right there in front of him. 10:9
01:49 OH! Decimo-Meridio landed the big hook flush! 10:13
01:49 Pulga was stunned by that blow! 10:13
01:58 It's a knowledgeable crowd tonight. They are letting the fighters know they want to see some action and when it slows down they are quick with their show of displeasure. 10:13
02:06 Decimo-Meridio doubled up on the hook. Did you see the water fly off Pulga's head? 10:17
02:06 That punch may have stunned Pulga momentarily. 10:17
02:10 Conners is taking a close look at Pulga. This fight could be stopped at any moment. 10:17
02:15 As high as Pulga is holding his gloves he is leaving his body wide open to a damaging body punch if Decimo-Meridio takes advantage of it. 10:17
02:23 Pulga tries a straight right that's blocked by the gloves of Decimo-Meridio. 10:17
02:34 Pulga just delivered a wake-up call!!! He hurt Decimo-Meridio with a sharp combination! 14:17
02:34 Decimo-Meridio is trying to regroup after those punches... 14:17
02:43 The two fighters clinch, throwing feeble punches as they grab a quick breather. Now they back away from each other. 14:17
02:54 Decimo-Meridio wings a big left hand at Pulga but the latter sidesteps the punch. 14:17
02:56 Both fighters want to work inside for the moment. Pulga has his head on Decimo-Meridio's chest and blasts home a hook. 16:17
03:00 There's a nice round of applause from the crowd as the round comes to an end. 17:16

Round 4
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Decimo-Meridio didn't sit in the corner between rounds and he comes out quickly to begin Round 4. 0:0
0:07 The crowd is reacting to every punch thrown by these guys, whether it lands or not. 0:0
0:15 Decimo-Meridio smothers Pulga's attack as Pulga tries to get off some shots inside. 0:0
0:22 Pulga tries to push Decimo-Meridio back in an attempt to gain room to punch. 0:0
0:29 Decimo-Meridio blasts away with both hands and bangs home some clean shots. 0:3
0:39 Pulga scores with the jab. 2:3
0:47 Pulga's eyes are swollen. 2:3
0:53 Decimo-Meridio misses wildly with the hook. 2:3
0:55 The fighters have closed the distance between them and it's Pulga who takes advantage, landing a vicious combination that snaps back the head of Decimo-Meridio. 5:3
01:04 The fighters are jockeying for position as both men try to gain the advantage here in the 4th. 5:3
01:08 Both fighters are being effective in this exchange of punches. 7:5
01:17 Maximo Decimo-Meridio hooks off the jab and bangs a shot to the body. 7:7
01:26 Both fighters need to close the distance between them. 7:7
01:38 Decimo-Meridio seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 7:7
01:48 Decimo-Meridio fires a left hand that Pulga takes high on the shoulder. 7:7
01:55 Pulga's shot snaps Decimo-Meridio's head back and appears to have hurt him! 12:7
01:55 Maximo Decimo-Meridio had better reach deep if he's going to continue! 12:7
02:09 It's a sweet uppercut by Decimo-Meridio! He snapped Pulga's head straight back with that punch! 12:11
02:09 How is Pulga standing after that? 12:11
02:18 Decimo-Meridio is trying to avoid shots to the body. He'd better look out for shots to the head! 12:11
02:21 Decimo-Meridio has Pulga trapped in the near neutral corner... 12:11
02:26 Decimo-Meridio traps Pulga's gloves under his arms, locking them in place. Decimo-Meridio uses his shoulder to force La Pulga out of the clinch. 12:11
02:39 Decimo-Meridio's corner is shouting at him to be more aggressive. He seems to hear but it remains to be seen if he'll follow the advice. 12:11
02:43 Both fighters take a half-step back. 12:11
02:50 Pulga has freed himself from Decimo-Meridio. They move quickly to ring center. 12:11
02:56 Decimo-Meridio scores with a quick hook to the head of Pulga after Pulga missed with a wild shot of his own. 12:13
03:00 The crowd is standing on its feet. Both fighters shoot their gloves skyward! What a great round of boxing! 13:13

Round 5
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Round 5 is about to begin... There's the bell! 0:0
0:11 Pulga is motioning with his gloves for Decimo-Meridio to bring it on, but Pulga is not being overly aggressive himself right now. 0:0
0:16 Decimo-Meridio is receiving a lot of encouragement from his corner. If this helps win fights, he has a real good shot tonight. 0:0
0:33 Decimo-Meridio throws a leaping shot that fails to hit the target. 0:0
0:40 Conners is really doing a good job of controlling this fight. He's making sure that these fighters keep it clean. 0:0
0:52 Oh!!! Pulga landed a sharp combination that rocked Decimo-Meridio back on his heels! 4:0
0:52 Decimo-Meridio was shaken by those blows! 4:0
01:06 Decimo-Meridio fires a shot, but it glances off Pulga's shoulder. 4:0
01:13 Pulga takes a half step back as he tries to create some punching room. 4:0
01:15 With both eyes swollen, Pulga has a hard time to see the punches coming. 4:0
01:17 La Pulga retreats into his own corner... 4:0
01:21 Decimo-Meridio is bouncing on his toes, avoiding La Pulga attempts to move inside on him. 4:0
01:26 A lead right scores big for Decimo-Meridio. He stunned Pulga with that one. 4:3
01:35 The two fighters lean on one another. Their arms are free and they should be throwing punches. Now they separate and the action resumes. 4:3
01:42 Both fighters are working the angles, looking to get the upper hand in this contest. 4:3
01:46 The two men continue to measure one another. 4:3
01:50 Neither fighter seems to be anxious to mix it up. They've been a little overly cautious so far this round. 4:3
01:57 Decimo-Meridio retreats into the far corner. 4:3
02:02 Pulga is in constant motion. He is making Maximo Decimo-Meridio chase him. 4:3
02:06 Both fighters could do with varying their punches a little more. 4:3
02:10 Not much happening at the moment. 4:3
02:20 La Pulga cuts loose with a combination and the crowd roars, but the truth is none of those punches landed. They were either slipped or blocked, or simply missed the mark. 4:3
02:27 These guys are giving head feints, faking jabs, doing everything but throwing punches at the moment. 4:3
02:34 Maximo Decimo-Meridio swings...and misses. 4:3
02:41 Quick hands and feet can take you far in this game. Of course, having a good chin helps! 4:3
02:44 Both fighters are flailing away and both are definitely landing good punches. 6:5
02:57 Decimo-Meridio's punch actually goes behind Pulga as the latter moved inside just as Decimo-Meridio threw a looping shot. 6:5
03:00 And there's the bell ending Round 5. 7:7

Round 6
Time Commentary Points
0:00 Pulga and Decimo-Meridio square off as the bell sounds to start the action for Round 6. 0:0
0:06 Conners is getting too involved in the fight and is becoming more of a factor than a referee is supposed to be. 0:0
0:12 Pulga backs into a neutral corner. 0:0
0:17 That's a pretty long clinch! Do these guys want to hug or fight? Decimo-Meridio pushes La Pulga away. 0:0
0:29 Pulga is losing his legs... 0:0
0:33 Pulga bangs away with both hands and a nice uppercut finds a home. 2:0
0:44 Decimo-Meridio is trying to find his timing. Punches that were finding the mark before are missing now. 2:0
0:47 Pulga's eyes are swollen. 2:0
0:52 Pulga is turning this fight into a clinching and holding affair as he continues to wrap his arms around Decimo-Meridio. 2:0
01:01 Conners is talking to Pulga and seems to be telling him to quit playing around and start fighting. 2:0
01:08 Pulga tries to drop the right hand over the top but Decimo-Meridio ducks under it. 2:0
01:15 Pulga's corner is urging him on. They're really vocal tonight. 2:0
01:19 The two fighters lean on one another, neither willing to do any work for the moment. The referee pushes them apart and tells them to get on with the action. 2:0
01:23 Pulga lands a glancing, overhand right. He just missed landing that one square. 4:0
01:23 Pulga is told to quit using his elbows by Conners. 4:0
01:32 Neither fighter is using their jab enough this round. 4:0
01:39 Decimo-Meridio clinches... Pulga gets an arm free! He should be punching with it! Conners separates the two... 4:0
01:57 La Pulga can't score with short uppercut inside. Decimo-Meridio got his gloves in front of the punch. 4:0
02:04 There's a hard shot off the top of La Pulga's head! 4:5
02:04 Pulga was stopped cold by that punch! 4:5
02:09 Pulga doesn't have much left... 4:5
02:13 Decimo-Meridio scores with a punch that's part uppercut, part hook! 4:7
02:13 Decimo-Meridio is going to let it all hang out and try to end this fight right here and now! 4:7
02:26 Decimo-Meridio misses with the jab. He lets go with a left and that fails to find its mark, either. 4:7
02:37 Decimo-Meridio lands a solid cross! 4:12
02:37 Pulga spins wildly into the ropes! He's trying to hang on! 4:12
02:51 Decimo-Meridio just misses with a huge shot as Pulga chooses the perfect time to suddenly backpedal. 4:12
03:00 Decimo-Meridio and Pulga are in a clinch, Conners hollers at them to break and start fighting. 4:12
03:00 It looks like Decimo-Meridio has a pretty solid lead at this stage of the fight. 4:12
03:00 That's all she wrote here in Round 6. 4:11

Round 7
Time Commentary Points
0:00 The ring card girl exits the ring to wild cheering. We await the bell, signaling the start of Round 7. There it is! 0:0
0:15 Pulga misses with that punch. 0:0
0:22 Decimo-Meridio lands a devastating combination! 0:5
0:22 Pulga was staggered by those punches... 0:5
0:31 Pulga pushes Decimo-Meridio away to give himself a little more space to work with. 0:5
0:38 Decimo-Meridio is either lucky or has radar. Pulga's last punch missed landing by a fraction of an inch! 0:5
0:40 Decimo-Meridio fires a short, ripping uppercut inside. 0:7
0:49 With both eyes swollen, Pulga has a hard time to see the punches coming. 0:7
0:55 Pulga comes in low. Decimo-Meridio puts a headlock on him. Conners knocks Decimo-Meridio's arm off Pulga's head. 0:7
01:04 Decimo-Meridio seems really focused on what he's doing this round. 0:7
01:07 Decimo-Meridio pins La Pulga in the corner! 0:7
01:16 Decimo-Meridio lands a tremendous shot under Pulga's ribcage and Pulga crumbles to the canvas. 0:7
01:19 The count begins... 0:14
01:19 1... 0:14
01:20 2... 0:14
01:21 3... 0:14
01:22 4... 0:14
01:23 5... 0:14
01:23 La Pulga is back up but his eyes have that vacant look about them. 0:14
01:23 Conners waves the two fighters together. 0:14
01:23 Decimo-Meridio has got a hurt opponent in front of him, ready for the taking. Let's see what kind of killer instinct Decimo-Meridio can summon. 0:14
01:32 Maximo Decimo-Meridio lands a jolting uppercut that snaps back the head of Pulga. 0:17
01:32 That last punch by Decimo-Meridio just turned Pulga's legs to Jell-O! Pulga did a little dance and he's trying to regroup. Decimo-Meridio moves in for the kill. 0:17
01:41 Decimo-Meridio traps Pulga in the corner! 0:17
01:45 That right hook by Decimo-Meridio brings Pulga up short! 0:21
01:45 Decimo-Meridio just delivered some big time hurt with that hook! Even the fans at ringside felt that one! 0:21
01:58 Decimo-Meridio drops the right hand flush on Pulga's chin! 0:26
01:58 Pulga appears shaken by this punch! 0:26
01:58 Maximo Decimo-Meridio is told to keep his glove closed when he hits by Conners 0:26
02:03 Pulga cannot fend for himself. Conners wraps his arms around Pulga... He's saving him from further punishment. It's a TKO win for Decimo-Meridio! 0:26

Fight Result

Here's Chuck Hall with the call…

Ladies and Gentlemen! The winner by technical knockout at the 02:03 mark in Round 7 is…

Maximo Decimo-Meridio!


Score Cards

Valerie Dorset Round Total
USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
La Pulga 9 9 10 10 10 9 57
Maximo Decimo-Meridio 10 10 9 10 10 10 59

Louis Moret Round Total
USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
La Pulga 9 9 10 10 10 9 57
Maximo Decimo-Meridio 10 10 9 10 10 10 59

Lynn Carter Round Total
USA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
La Pulga 9 9 10 10 10 10 58
Maximo Decimo-Meridio 10 10 9 10 10 9 58

Round Totals Round Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
La Pulga 27 27 30 30 30 28 172
Maximo Decimo-Meridio 30 30 27 30 30 29 176



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