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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaroslav Niemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Given Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lose Yourself kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Niemi has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jaroslav Niemi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaroslav Niemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Given Payne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown. Niemi tries to sprawl out of it but Payne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Niemi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niemi looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Niemi is looking to clinch.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Niemi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Niemi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaroslav Niemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Given Payne.
Niemi tries to keep at a distance but Payne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Payne pulls Niemi into guard.
Payne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Niemi's guard.
Niemi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Niemi has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne content to stall in guard here.
Niemi controls Payne momentarily but Payne frees himself.
Payne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemi keeping full guard, as Payne tries to pass.
Payne gets to his feet - Niemi follows without any prompting.
Payne clinches up against the cage.
Payne pulls guard effortlessly.
Niemi tries to stand but Payne is controlling from the bottom.
Payne is pulling down on Niemi's head to control his posture.
Niemi looking to pass the guard.
Payne has Niemi pulled in close to control his posture.
Payne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niemi wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Payne lands a heavy elbow.
Payne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Payne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Payne controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Given Payne just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Niemi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Niemi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Niemi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Niemi wants to stand but Payne is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Payne looking to control but Niemi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Payne fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Payne landing strikes from the mount and Niemi is in trouble!
Niemi reaches up to try and control the position but Payne seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Niemi rolls and tries to escape and now Payne has his back!
Payne scores with punches from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne controls the position.
I looks like Payne might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Given Payne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown. Niemi tries to sprawl out of it but Payne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Niemi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Niemi tries to clinch but Payne moves away
and Payne counters with a two punch combo.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt - Niemi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Payne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Niemi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Payne there.
Payne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Payne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Payne wants to pass the guard but Niemi is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne stands up and beckons Niemi to join him on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne gets a clinch.
Payne jumps guard.
Payne has his hands on Niemi's head, controlling the position.
Payne 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.
Niemi wants to stand but Payne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Payne looking for a sweep. Not yet Payne, not yet.
Niemi stands up from Payne's guard - Niemi perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jaroslav Niemi has been cut.
Payne scoring well with a low kick there.
Payne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Niemi defends it well.
Payne is tying to control. Niemi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Niemi kicks Payne off and gets back to his feet.
Payne gets a clinch.
Niemi trying to stall but Payne improves his position.
Payne fails to pull guard.
Jaroslav Niemi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Given Payne.
Niemi wants to get back to striking at distance but Payne won't allow it.
Payne lands a takedown into guard.
Payne gets to his feet - Niemi follows without any prompting.
Payne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Niemi is trying to reverse the position but instead Payne has taken his back - oops!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemi tries to break free.
Niemi prevents Payne from getting a body triangle.
Payne controlling well, preventing Niemi from escaping the position.
Payne struggling to keep hold of the position.
Payne patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
I really don't envy Niemi right now.
Payne is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Niemi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Payne is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Niemi. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Niemi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Payne is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Payne is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Niemi is defending well though. Payne let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemi rolls, trying to escape but Payne keeps control of the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Payne.
Niemi is rocked!
Payne controlling the position well here. Niemi rolled but Payne kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Oh Niemi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niemi seems to have got his legs back now.
Niemi is trapped and Payne is scoring with shots to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Given Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaroslav Niemi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Payne shoots in and bounces Niemi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Payne is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niemi is keeping the position for now.
Niemi being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niemi is on top in guard.
Payne controls Niemi momentarily but Niemi frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne is pulling down on Niemi's head. It's preventing any offense from Niemi, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Niemi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Payne lands with a slapping head kick.
Payne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Payne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Payne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Niemi is trying to reverse the position but instead Payne has taken his back - oops!
Given Payne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Niemi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Payne avoiding Niemi 's attempts to control his hands.
Niemi turns into Payne and is now in his guard.
Niemi is looking to stand up but Payne won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Payne is on top in guard.
Payne is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niemi, up you get!
Niemi tries to keep at a distance but Payne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt - Niemi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Niemi fails with the takedown
and Payne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Niemi won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Payne wants to control but Niemi is keeping him busy.
Niemi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Payne working the ground and pound.
Payne tries to advance to mount but Niemi denies him.
Payne happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Payne 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.
Niemi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Payne lands a decent elbow from side control.
Payne decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Niemi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Payne drives through and clinches with Niemi against the cage.
Niemi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Niemi can't break the clinch.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne pulls Niemi into guard.
Payne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Payne looking to finish Niemi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Niemi!
Payne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niemi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Payne sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Payne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Niemi stops Payne from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You get the feeling that Niemi really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jaroslav Niemi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
Given Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Payne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Given Payne!
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energy
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hype
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