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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between County Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cold As Ice. Max Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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130 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, County Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cold content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
County Cold has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Cold sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne.
Cold gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Payne regains guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cold seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Payne for as long as he can get away with.
Cold connects with a couple of short punches.
Payne can't keep his opponent in guard - Cold advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cold is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cold content to control rather than advance.
County Cold has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cold moves into the clinch successfully.
Cold has clasped his hands together around Payne's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold decides to stand up, so the ref orders Payne to his feet.
Cold rushes Payne and presses him up against the cage.
Payne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cold works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cold controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. County Cold wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cold takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Payne's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne is trying to control but can't.
Payne tries to roll over but Cold keeps him under control.
Cold passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payne!
Cold controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cold's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
County Cold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Cold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Payne tries to roll over but Cold keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. County Cold wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cold drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payne can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Payne's guard.
Cold perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Payne wants to get back to full guard but Cold has passed into side control.
Cold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cold has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because County Cold just wasn't active enough.
Cold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cold is pressed up against the cage. Payne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cold down to the mat. Cold avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cold gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold lands a takedown into guard.
Cold is stalling in the full guard.
Cold slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cold landing a few strikes.
Cold controlling the position.
Check out the look on Cold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Cold has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Payne!
Payne is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold controlling from the full mount.
County Cold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cold working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cold controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
County Cold dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cold shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cold not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cold passes Payne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cold controlling the action here.
Cold is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Payne!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold with the ground and pound from mount.
Cold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Payne is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Cold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Payne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold controlling his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of County Cold.
Cold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Cold working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cold taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Cold's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold controls the position.
County Cold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
County Cold has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Payne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cold content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Payne is trying to get back to half guard.
Cold takes a little break here. Payne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
County Cold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... County Cold!
County Cold spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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