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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babushka Fandango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darryl Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxwell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Label Society - Southern Dissolution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Darryl Maxwell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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216 lbs
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186 cm
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203 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Babushka Fandango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darryl Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fandango takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been hearing reports that Fandango has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fandango closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Maxwell did well to prevent Fandango getting side control.
Maxwell wants to improve his position but Fandango is controlling well.
Maxwell trying to control but Fandango postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fandango lands a nice short elbow.
Fandango working the head and body with strikes.
Fandango not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maxwell tries to roll over but Fandango keeps him under control.
Fandango controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fandango is nestled in close to Maxwell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fandango is keen to just control but Maxwell is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fandango scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maxwell wants to control but Fandango is keeping busy.
Fandango lands strikes from half guard.
Maxwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fandango throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fandango looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maxwell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maxwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Fandango is trying to control. Maxwell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Maxwell moves into full guard.
Fandango sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maxwell's guard.
Fandango trying to control from half guard but Maxwell is working away.
Fandango trying to pass the guard but Maxwell defending well.
Maxwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maxwell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fandango's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fandango's back!
Maxwell trying to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell controlling well, preventing Fandango from escaping the position.
Maxwell is persistently looking for the submission but Fandango is defending it well.
Fandango tries to roll but Maxwell sticks to his back.
Fandango manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maxwell's guard. Nice work there by Fandango.
Fandango content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Maxwell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fandango in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fandango is stalling in the full guard.
Fandango works over Maxwell with some ground and pound from guard.
Maxwell is trying to keep Fandango in close.
Maxwell pulls Fandango in close to prevent any damage.
Maxwell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fandango stands up over Maxwell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babushka Fandango dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fandango feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Maxwell keeping moving, preventing Fandango from controlling successfully.
Maxwell is trying to control the position but Fandango postures up.
Fandango throws a big right hand that misses.
Fandango trying to control but Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Fandango working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fandango working some strikes from top position.
Fandango wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Fandango is really struggling to control Maxwell but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango throws a big elbow that misses.
Fandango avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maxwell trying to keep a closed guard but Fandango is proving a slippery customer.
Fandango trying to control the position from guard on top but Maxwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fandango controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maxwell tries to sprawl but Fandango drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fandango throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fandango sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maxwell defending well though.
Fandango working Maxwell over with strikes.
Maxwell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fandango.
Fandango not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fandango missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fandango not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fandango is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fandango missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fandango prevents Maxwell from improving his position.
Fandango slows the pace down in half guard.
Fandango stalling away here and it's allowed Maxwell to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fandango lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fandango wants to control from the top but Maxwell keeps moving.
Maxwell is trying to control the position but Fandango postures up.
Fandango lands a couple of elbows.
Fandango postures up in Maxwell's guard and throws a big left but Maxwell blocks it.
Fandango working some strikes from top position.
Fandango connects with a couple of short punches.
Fandango throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fandango is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fandango advances to half guard.
Fandango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maxwell can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maxwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maxwell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fandango not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fandango trying to control from half guard but Maxwell is working away.
Fandango looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fandango lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Maxwell tries to roll over but Fandango keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fandango perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Babushka Fandango dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maxwell misses with a double jab
and Fandango counters with a takedown into side control.
Fandango in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fandango landing a few strikes.
Maxwell on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fandango trying to control the action but Maxwell is working from the bottom.
Maxwell taking a bit of punishment here - Fandango scoring with strikes.
Maxwell wants to control but Fandango postures up.
Maxwell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fandango haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fandango connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maxwell some visible discomfort.
Fandango looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fandango scoring with punches and elbows.
Fandango wants to control but Maxwell is keeping him busy.
Fandango working the ground and pound.
Fandango in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Maxwell is rocked!
Fandango creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maxwell is still in real trouble! Can Fandango finish him?
Maxwell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A big shot lands for Fandango! That's hurt Maxwell! Will he recover? Fandango fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Babushka Fandango!
Babushka Fandango decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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FIGHT
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