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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Boon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for John Boon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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 The Island, John Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Major Payne!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon misses with a series of wild punches.
Boon looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Payne lands a nice hook to Boon's body. Boon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payne thuds a left hand into Boon's body.
Boon misses with a wild combination.
Boon misses with a double jab
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Payne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boon is trying to stand up here but Payne is controlling him well.
Payne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Payne winds up and cracks Boon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boon is staying active underneath Payne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Payne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Payne trying to control the action but Boon is working from the bottom.
Boon tries to get to full guard but Payne has control of the leg.
Payne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Boon tries to roll over but Payne keeps him under control.
Payne winds up and cracks Boon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Payne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boon's head.
Payne trying to pass the guard but Boon defending well.
Payne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Payne lands a nice short elbow.
Payne working the head and body with strikes.
Payne working over Boon with some ground and pound. Boon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boon taking some punishment here, with Payne in his half guard.
Payne winds up and cracks Boon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Payne is thwarting Boon's attempts to control the position.
Payne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boon taking some punishment here, with Payne in his half guard.
Payne is trying to control the action in half guard but Boon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boon has hold of Payne's hands but Payne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Payne lands with a punch from half guard.
Payne drops an elbow to the side of Boon's head.
Boon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Payne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Payne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is nestled in close to Boon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Payne with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Payne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Payne.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boon is refusing to be controlled, as Payne sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Payne.
Boon throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boon throws a sloppy body shot
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne scores with a jab. Boon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boon. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Boon does no damage.
John Boon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Payne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Payne working the ground and pound.
Boon being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne lands a few punches from side control.
Payne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boon keeps working.
Major Payne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Payne working the ground and pound.
Payne tries to advance to mount but can't.
Boon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Payne wants to control but Boon is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Boon is trying to escape the position but Payne is controlling the position.
Payne is chipping away with strikes.
Boon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boon wants to control but Payne postures up.
Boon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Payne connects with a decent elbow.
Payne working the ground and pound.
Payne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Boon some visible discomfort.
Payne scoring with punches from side control.
Payne grinds an elbow into Boon's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Boon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Payne landing strikes.
Boon taking a bit of punishment here - Payne scoring with strikes.
Boon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Payne lands a decent elbow from side control.
Payne working the ground and pound.
Payne is looking to take a break and control but Boon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Payne happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Boon to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Boon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Payne working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payne cracks Boon with a big right hand but Boon just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Payne is working Boon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Payne is working Boon over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Major Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Payne works over Boon's head and body with a nice combination.
Payne throws a series of punches but Boon avoids them all with ease.
Boon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boon misses with a few strikes there.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Boon.
Boon misses with the combination.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payne scores with a jab. Boon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Boon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Payne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Payne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Payne postures up and lands a big shot to Boon's brow.
Payne with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Payne showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Payne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Payne lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Payne scoring with punches to the head and body.
Payne is in close to Boon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Payne cracks Boon with a solid left hand.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payne scoring with some ground and pound.
Boon keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John Boon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boon throws a combination that misses
and Payne counters with a nice body shot.
Payne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John Boon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne lands with a good body shot.
Payne scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Payne scores with a hook to the body. Boon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boon there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Boon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Major Payne is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Boon misses.
Boon moves forwards but Payne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
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!
Some wild striking there from Boon.
Boon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne counters with a left and a right that stings Boon.
Payne slips a straight right by Boon.
Payne throws out a counter right but Boon avoids it with no problem.
Payne lands a jab to the nose.
Payne scores with a sloppy right hand. Boon should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Major 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Payne!
Major Payne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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