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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 1208 p4p, 169 weight class) and Peter Angelov (ranked 2383 p4p, 320 weight class). Payne's entrance music is Bad Company. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Angelov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Payne.
Angelov throws a body shot but no joy.
Angelov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Payne's sensitive parts.
Payne connects with a jab.
It looks like Peter Angelov has been cut.
Payne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Angelov checks it well.
Angelov checks a leg kick nicely.
Payne throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Angelov lands a leg kick that knocks Payne off balance momentarily.
Angelov slips a jab from Payne.
Angelov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Payne backs off Angelov throws a huge counter combo but Payne manages to avoid it all.
We've been informed that Angelov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Angelov throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Payne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Payne slips a straight right by Angelov.
Angelov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Angelov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
Angelov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Angelov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Angelov's head but Angelov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angelov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Angelov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Angelov tries a quick counter leg kick but Payne is wise to it.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Angelov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payne.
Payne throws out a leg kick but Angelov moves out of range and Payne only half commits.
Angelov feints a counter leg kick.
Payne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Payne lands with an uppercut that bounces Angelov off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Angelov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angelov.
Payne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Angelov.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne throws a lazy head kick
and Angelov counters with a three punch combo that has Payne backing up. Payne nods at Angelov to acknowledge the strikes.
Angelov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Angelov slips a jab from Payne.
Payne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Angelov wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
Payne cracks Angelov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angelov checks a leg kick nicely.
Angelov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Angelov moves out of range of the strikes.
Angelov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Payne throws a body punch but Angelov moves out of range.
And Angelov responds with a good body kick, but Payne manages to step out the way in time.
Angelov throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Angelov dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Angelov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Payne blocks it well.
Angelov tries to clinch there but Payne circles away.
Angelov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
Angelov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Angelov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Payne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Angelov was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angelov checks a low kick from Payne.
Payne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Payne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Payne throws out a loose jab but Angelov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Angelov saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Angelov. That's going to slow Payne down.
Angelov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne misses with a hook. Angelov ducked under it nicely.
Angelov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Payne blocks it well.
Payne throws a poor cross that misses
and Angelov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Payne really felt that one!
Payne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Angelov's sensitive parts.
Angelov scores with a leg kick.
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Angelov moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
That's time! Payne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Angelov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Payne has got the better of the exchanges.
Payne throws a hook but Angelov blocks it.
Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Angelov.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angelov throws a counter combo.
Angelov throws out a powerful jab.
Angelov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Angelov throws a body kick that misses.
Payne lands with a right hand.
Max Payne is winning the standup battle so far.
Payne throws a leg kick but Angelov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Angelov staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Angelov.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Angelov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Payne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Angelov.
Angelov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payne.
Angelov checks a leg kick.
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Angelov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Payne rather than just go for the knockout.
Angelov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angelov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Angelov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Angelov tried to score with a low kick but Payne checks it.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payne lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to land a leg kick but Angelov is out of range.
Angelov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne looks to land a right hand but Angelov moved out of range.
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Angelov can pounce on him.
Payne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Angelov can do to turn this around?
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!
Payne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Angelov.
Payne connects with an inside leg kick.
Angelov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Payne throws a series of punches but Angelov moves out of range.
Angelov tries a low kick but Payne avoids it.
It looked like Payne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Angelov.
Payne misses with a jab to the body
and Angelov counters with a nice body kick.
Payne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Angelov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angelov moves away.
Payne throws a sloppy body shot
and Angelov counters with an outside leg kick.
Payne throws a wild body kick that Angelov sees coming a mile off.
Payne blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Angelov. That's going to slow Payne down.
A head kick from Angelov lands but Payne takes it in his stride.
Payne misses with a hook.
Payne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Angelov in his tracks.
Angelov throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
Payne throws a right hand that misses
and Angelov counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Payne. Beautiful body shot.
Angelov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Angelov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne misses with the combination.
Angelov tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Angelov staying out of range there.
Angelov looks to land a body kick but Payne moved away.
Payne throwing a counter right hand but Angelov manages to avoid it.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Angelov moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Payne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Angelov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Angelov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Payne swings for the body but Angelov moves out of range.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Angelov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Angelov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angelov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Angelov stuns Payne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payne scores with a body shot.
Angelov tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Angelov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Angelov misses with a kick to the body.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Angelov off balance momentarily.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Angelov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Angelov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Payne throws a series of punches but Angelov avoids them all with ease.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Angelov.
Despite the aggression on Angelov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Angelov counters with a series of strikes. Payne will be more careful next time no doubt.
Payne misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Angelov scores with a push kick.
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Angelov moves his leg out of the way.
Angelov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Angelov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Angelov connects with a body shot.
Angelov swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Angelov.
Payne throws a hook but Angelov blocks it.
Angelov shapes to counter with a head kick.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Angelov's head but Angelov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Angelov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Payne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Angelov doesn't seem phased though.
Payne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angelov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Angelov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Angelov.
Angelov tries to clinch
and Payne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Angelov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Angelov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Payne misses.
Payne throws a head kick that Angelov semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payne, right into the meat.
Payne lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Payne.
That has opened up Peter Angelov's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angelov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Payne with a body shot.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Angelov is just out of range.
Payne misses with a leg kick
and Angelov counters with a nice kick to the body.
Angelov lands a head kick. Payne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Payne throws a leg kick but Angelov checks it.
Angelov slips under a jab from Payne.
Max Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Angelov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Payne, right into the meat.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick.
Payne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Angelov takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Angelov fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angelov throws the kick towards the body but Payne avoids it.
Angelov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Payne throws a solid leg kick but Angelov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Payne.
Payne cracks Angelov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Angelov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Payne blocks it well.
Angelov lands a two punch combo.
Angelov slips a straight right by Payne.
Payne swats away the attempt to clinch by Angelov.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Angelov. Angelov obviously looking to wear him down.
Peter Angelov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Payne lands with a hook. Angelov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payne 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
Max 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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RATING
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