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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Payne!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a lazy body kick
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Payne which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hunt.
Hunt wants to clinch but Payne slips to the side
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Payne is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Payne wants to clinch.
Payne closes the distance but Hunt moves to the side
and Hunt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hunt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne kicks Hunt off and gets to his feet.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Payne is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick.
Payne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Payne wants it to stay on the feet.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Payne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Payne gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hunt.
Hunt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne with a knee to the head.
Payne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Payne is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payne scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Payne obliges.
Hunt is trying to force a seperation but Payne has the dominant position.
Hunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payne just stands there and leans against the cage.
Payne prevents the takedown attempt.
Payne misses with a knee to the head.
Hunt tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Payne will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Hunt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payne wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Payne wants to clinch.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Payne tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payne tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick.
Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Payne throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores a nice knee to the body.
Payne drops Hunt with a big knee straight up the middle! Hunt is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hunt is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne tries to clinch but Hunt moves out of range.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Payne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Payne moves into the clinch.
Payne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has Payne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Payne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne drops Hunt with a big knee straight up the middle! Hunt is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hunt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Payne defends it nicely.
Hunt is looking to chop away at Payne's legs.
Payne displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hunt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Hunt misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets tackled into the cage by Payne. Payne maintains the clinch.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Payne.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Payne missing with knees to the body.
Payne with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunt's face.
Hunt drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Hunt's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Payne wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Payne is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Payne darts in trying to clinch
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt fakes the leg kick and cracks Payne in the body.
John Payne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Payne closes the distance and pushes Hunt back into the cage.
Hunt avoids a wild elbow strike from Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hunt has Payne pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Payne manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Hunt blocks it.
Payne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hunt blocks it with crossed arms.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Payne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hunt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Payne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Payne.
Payne is struggling to control the position.
John Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payne trying to land knees to the body.
Payne lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payne just stands there and leans against the cage.
John Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hunt up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hunt letting Payne take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hunt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Payne uses from the top position.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne wants to stand but Hunt is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Payne content to stall in guard here.
Payne's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hunt pushes Payne off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Payne!
John Payne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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