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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalman Halperin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Given Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halperin's entrance music is gayfish. A fine choice. Payne has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Given Payne looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kalman Halperin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Given Payne!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halperin shoots in and drives through. Payne sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Halperin as Payne shoots in.
Halperin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Halperin thows a big elbow that misses.
Halperin chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne wants to sweep but no luck.
Halperin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Halperin prevents Payne from getting back to his feet.
Halperin is working Payne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Halperin wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Payne controls Halperin momentarily but Halperin frees himself.
Payne looks gassed!
Halperin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Payne's guard.
Halperin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Payne wants to control but Halperin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is refusing to be controlled, as Halperin sits in half guard.
Halperin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Payne taking some punishment here, with Halperin in his half guard.
Halperin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halperin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halperin wants to take a breather but Payne is having none of it.
Halperin is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Payne is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Halperin connects with a nice short shot to Payne's temple.
Halperin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Payne trying to control from the bottom.
Payne landing rabbit punches to the side of Halperin's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Payne wants to improve his position but Halperin is controlling well.
Payne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Payne looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to control but Halperin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Halperin trying to pass the guard but Payne defending well.
Payne tries to kick Halperin off but Halperin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Payne scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Payne looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Halperin!
Payne putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Halperin is trying to escape the mount.
Payne tries to control but Halperin wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Halperin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Payne landing shots from mount.
Halperin is rocked!
Halperin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oh Halperin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halperin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Halperin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Payne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Payne tries to strike from the bottom.
Halperin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Halperin seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halperin wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Payne manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Payne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Halperin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to land a combination. Halperin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice sprawl there from Payne as Halperin shoots in.
Payne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne trying to pass the guard but Halperin defending well.
Halperin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Halperin controls Payne momentarily but Payne frees himself.
Halperin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Payne!
Halperin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Payne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Payne is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Halperin wants to control the pace but Payne is squirming around nicely.
Halperin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Payne looks a forlorn figure.
Payne is still in real trouble! Can Halperin finish him?
Halperin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kalman Halperin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Halperin with a poor takedown
and Payne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Halperin has his takedown stuffed
and Payne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Halperin as he avoids it easily.
Halperin scores with a takedown into Payne's guard.
Halperin working some strikes from top position.
Halperin drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Halperin seems to have locked his on tight now - Payne screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Halperin, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kalman Halperin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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