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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Gonzalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximo Gonzalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalo.
Gonzalo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Stanfield misses with a looping left.
Stanfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalo is just out of range.
Stanfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzalo.
Gonzalo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice jab there from Stanfield.
Gonzalo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stanfield as he jumps to the side.
Stanfield leaves Gonzalo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximo Gonzalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gonzalo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stanfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gonzalo scrambles back to his feet.
Stanfield throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Stanfield.
Gonzalo moves away from the strike by Stanfield.
Nice jab there from Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a right hand that Gonzalo ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzalo also avoids with ease.
Stanfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalo.
Gonzalo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield throws a good cross that connects.
Stanfield cracks Gonzalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalo slips under a jab.
Stanfield looks to land a left hand but Gonzalo moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanfield pinned against the cage. Stanfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzalo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches up with Gonzalo, looking for a takedown. Stanfield pushes Gonzalo against the cage but Gonzalo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanfield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gonzalo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield swings for the body but Gonzalo moves out of range.
Stanfield leaves Gonzalo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut. Gonzalo saw that one coming.
Stanfield looks to land a right hand but Gonzalo moved out of range.
Stanfield throws a right and a left that Gonzalo avoids nicely.
Stanfield connects with the punch.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut. Gonzalo saw that one coming.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanfield lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Stanfield misses.
Stanfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stanfield throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stanfield throws a hook but Gonzalo avoids it easily.
Stanfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stanfield looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a hook but Gonzalo avoids it easily.
A big left from Stanfield misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Stanfield dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gonzalo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stanfield jabs at Gonzalo's body.
Gonzalo avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Kurt Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stanfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Gonzalo's head.
Stanfield cracks a nice hook into Gonzalo's ribs.
Stanfield cracks Gonzalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalo fails to land the takedown.
Maximo Gonzalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzalo slips a jab from Stanfield.
Decent striking displayed by Stanfield there.
Stanfield tries to bum rush Gonzalo with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Stanfield does no damage.
Gonzalo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stanfield pinned against the cage. Stanfield gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stanfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalo.
Stanfield throws a hook but Gonzalo avoids it easily.
Stanfield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalo ducks under a wild hook from Stanfield.
Stanfield darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gonzalo defending well as Stanfield loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield connects with a single shot there.
Stanfield looks to land a left hand but Gonzalo moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
Stanfield stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonzalo. Gonzalo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maximo Gonzalo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalo.
Stanfield lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Stanfield does no damage.
Stanfield is breathing heavily.
Stanfield misses with a body shot.
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalo needs to keep his hands up - Stanfield had a free shot at his head there.
Stanfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzalo dives in and grabs Stanfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stanfield pushes down on Gonzalo's head and hops out.
Gonzalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stanfield throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stanfield to the mat! Stanfield manages to get full guard.
Gonzalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanfield is on top in guard.
Gonzalo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stanfield defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalo seems keen to control Stanfield's posture.
Gonzalo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Stanfield is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gonzalo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Stanfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalo blocks a jab.
Stanfield rushes Gonzalo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield misses with a hook.
Kurt Stanfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gonzalo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stanfield throws out the jab.
Gonzalo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stanfield sprawls well. Stanfield wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gonzalo gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Stanfield misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut.
Stanfield cracks Gonzalo with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalo.
Stanfield feints and as Gonzalo raises his hands in defense, Stanfield changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stanfield is stalling in the full guard.
Gonzalo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stanfield defends it easily.
Gonzalo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stanfield distracts Gonzalo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalo keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
Gonzalo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stanfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Stanfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzalo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gonzalo has his feet on Stanfield's thighs here. He's pushed Stanfield off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Stanfield screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maximo Gonzalo!
During a confident post fight interview, Maximo Gonzalo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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