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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Exodus Maxell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maxell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh Canada!. Taylor has chosen Use My Third Arm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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20
133 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Exodus Maxell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Maxell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Maxell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor shoots for a double leg takedown but Maxell sprawls well. He's pushed Taylor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maxell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maxell scores with a jab.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Maxell circles away easily
and Maxell counters with a takedown into side control.
Exodus Maxell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Taylor.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Maxell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taylor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maxell working away.
Maxell trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor is trying to control Maxell's posture but Maxell avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxell landing strikes.
Maxell cracks Taylor with a big elbow.
Taylor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Taylor is looking to reverse the position.
Maxell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Taylor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maxell stands up.
Maxell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maxell counters with a nice body shot.
Taylor with a poor takedown
and Maxell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Taylor looks gassed!
Maxell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Taylor wants to hold on but Maxell pushes him away.
Maxell with good strikes from the mount here!
Taylor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maxell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Taylor is rocked!
Maxell landing punches.
Taylor is still in real trouble! Can Maxell finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxell connects with a bit shot that sees Taylor covering up! More strikes from Maxell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maxell is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Exodus Maxell!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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