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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell has chosen 2pac-When We Ride On Our Enemies remix as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zak Maxwell was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zak Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Maxwell misses
and Dylan counters with a stiff right hand.
Maxwell feints and as Dylan raises his hands in defense, Maxwell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maxwell stays in close to Dylan's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maxwell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maxwell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maxwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dylan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell thows a big elbow that misses.
Maxwell looking to pass the guard.
Dylan controls Maxwell momentarily but Maxwell frees himself.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dylan moves in looking to clinch but Maxwell pushes him off.
Maxwell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dylan wants to improve his position but Maxwell is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Maxwell prevents Dylan from improving his position.
Maxwell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Maxwell is looking to advance position but Dylan won't allow it.
Maxwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell passes to full mount!
Maxwell wants to control the pace but Dylan is squirming around nicely.
Maxwell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dylan looks a forlorn figure.
Dylan is squirming around, avoiding Maxwell's attempts to control the action.
Dylan is bucking up trying to escape but Maxwell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell controlling the pace for now.
Dylan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maxwell looking to control but Dylan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Maxwell breaks from Dylan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maxwell looking to finish Dylan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dylan!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Maxwell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dylan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dylan gets caught flat footed, as Maxwell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Maxwell looking to pass the guard.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Dylan keeps moving.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan is looking to sweep but instead, Maxwell has passed into half guard.
Dylan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dylan tries to get out of the position.
Dylan is trying to get back to full guard.
Maxwell trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Maxwell wants to take a breather but Dylan is having none of it.
Maxwell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dylan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maxwell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maxwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dylan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maxwell wants to pass to mount but Dylan is defending the position.
Maxwell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dylan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maxwell on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Maxwell.
Maxwell with good strikes from the mount here!
Maxwell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dylan looks a forlorn figure.
Maxwell thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maxwell landing strikes from the mount.
Maxwell throws some wild stikes that Dylan manages to avoid easily.
Maxwell looking to control but Dylan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dylan is working to get back to half guard.
Dylan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Maxwell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maxwell scores with a takedown into Dylan's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Maxwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maxwell trying to control but Dylan is working from the bottom.
Dylan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maxwell.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Maxwell advances to half guard.
Maxwell wants to pass to mount but Dylan is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is looking to take a break and control but Dylan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maxwell is thwarting Dylan's attempts to control the position.
Maxwell trying to pass the guard but Dylan defending well.
Dylan trying to hold on to Maxwell's head to control him but Maxwell postures up.
Zak Maxwell has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Maxwell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maxwell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maxwell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dylan is trying desperately to improve position.
Maxwell looking to ground and pound but Dylan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell controlling from the full mount.
Maxwell looking to ground and pound but Dylan is blocking nicely.
Dylan tries to reverse the position but Maxwell maintains control.
Maxwell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Maxwell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maxwell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dylan because Maxwell loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell lands a big elbow.
Maxwell trying to control but Dylan is having none of it.
Maxwell controlling his opponent.
Maxwell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Maxwell raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Maxwell really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maxwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dylan is just out of range.
Dylan closes the distance and pushes Maxwell back into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dylan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Maxwell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dylan to the mat. Dylan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dylan keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Dylan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maxwell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maxwell forces his way into half guard.
Maxwell throwing shots but Dylan is blocking nicely.
Maxwell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Maxwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dylan is looking to escape.
Maxwell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Maxwell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maxwell dominating with strikes here.
Maxwell breaks from Dylan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maxwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dylan is looking to escape.
Maxwell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dylan because Maxwell loaded up on that one.
Maxwell tries to control but Dylan wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Maxwell content just to control the position here.
Maxwell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maxwell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maxwell throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dylan because Maxwell loaded up on that one.
Maxwell controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Maxwell dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dylan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dylan scores a takedown into full mount!
Dylan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dylan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maxwell because Dylan loaded up on that one.
Dylan lands a big elbow.
Dylan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maxwell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dylan thows a huge punch but Maxwell dodges it nicely.
Maxwell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dylan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maxwell wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dylan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maxwell.
Maxwell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Maxwell thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maxwell wants to control the pace but Dylan is squirming around nicely.
Maxwell working for a submission but Dylan is keeping him at bay.
Maxwell thowing shots but they're missing.
Maxwell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Maxwell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Maxwell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Maxwell tries to control but Dylan wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dylan is trying to escape the mount.
Dylan tries to hold on but Maxwell pushes him away.
Daniel Dylan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maxwell wants to control the pace but Dylan is squirming around nicely.
Maxwell working for a guillotine from mount but Dylan is in no mood to give up.
Maxwell controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zak Maxwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maxwell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Maxwell!
Zak Maxwell is the new lightweight champion!
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