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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darryl Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maxwell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Label Society - Southern Dissolution. Darryl Maxwell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 cm
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203 lbs
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191 cm
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213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Maxwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Gonzalez! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gonzalez cracks Maxwell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab. Maxwell swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Nice defenses there by Gonzalez. Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Maxwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Maxwell thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Maxwell misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez lands with a nice combination. Maxwell backs away looking to recover. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jab from Gonzalez. A head kick misses from Maxwell. Gonzalez looks to land a combination but Maxwell avoids it well. Maxwell misses with a takedown and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Maxwell misses with a takedown and Gonzalez counters with a left to the body. Gonzalez misses with a straight right. Maxwell misses with a takedown attempt and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darryl Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him. Maxwell throws a combination that misses and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Maxwell swings and misses with a shot to the body enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab. The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maxwell doesn't seem phased though. Maxwell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Maxwell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand. Maxwell swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez misses with a hook. Maxwell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. This has been an exciting period of action! Maxwell throws a combination that misses and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Maxwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A head kick by Maxwell misses and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut. Maxwell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maxwell scrambles back to his feet. Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Maxwell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Maxwell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Maxwell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gonzalez to score with a decent uppercut. Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A right-left combo lands from Gonzalez. Maxwell moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Maxwell gets off balance looking for a body kick and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gonzalez has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far. Jesse Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Maxwell swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a stiff right hand. Maxwell throws a leg kick and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand. Gonzalez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maxwell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Maxwell's body. Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick and Gonzalez moves out of range easily. Gonzalez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Maxwell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Gonzalez jabs Maxwell to the body, keeping him at a distance. Gonzalez dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Gonzalez feints a jab promting Maxwell to slip. Gonzalez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maxwell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab from Gonzalez. A head kick by Maxwell misses and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Maxwell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Maxwell moves away from the strike by Gonzalez. Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maxwell. Maxwell circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Maxwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonzalez.
Maxwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Maxwell throws a lazy body kick and Maxwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Maxwell throws a lazy head kick and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Maxwell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Gonzalez dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Gonzalez misses. Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Maxwell with an uppercut! Maxwell swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nice body punch from Gonzalez. Jesse Gonzalez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Maxwell throws a head kick that misses letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand. Maxwell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range and Maxwell settles back down. Sloppy strikes from Maxwell. Those never looked like landing. Maxwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A jab from Gonzalez finds it's way through Maxwell's defenses. Gonzalez 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. Maxwell swings and misses with a shot to the body and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Maxwell! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Gonzalez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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