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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Willy Payne (ranked 2423 p4p, 1049 weight class) and Franco Fajardo (ranked 0 p4p, 150 weight class). Payne's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Willy Wonka - Oompa Loompa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Willy Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franco Fajardo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fajardo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Payne on his heels. He'll look to pass Payne's guard now, I'm sure.
Payne lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fajardo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Payne passes into side control.
Fajardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Payne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fajardo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fajardo on the ground.
Fajardo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Payne wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fajardo manages to get back to half guard.
Fajardo is staying active underneath Payne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fajardo wants to control but Payne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payne not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fajardo wants to get back to full guard.
Payne missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Payne lands a nice short elbow.
Payne lands strikes from half guard.
Fajardo gets full guard.
Payne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fajardo's head.
Fajardo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Payne defends it easily.
Payne wants to stand but Fajardo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fajardo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payne stands up over Fajardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fajardo keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
Fajardo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne wants to control from the top but Fajardo keeps moving.
Fajardo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Fajardo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne with a nice head shot there.
Fajardo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Payne landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fajardo working for a triangle but Payne defends it easily.
Payne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Fajardo has wrist control.
Fajardo working for a triangle but Payne defends it easily.
Fajardo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fajardo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Payne stacks Fajardo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Payne!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is working Fajardo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Payne cracks Fajardo with a big right hand but Fajardo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fajardo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Payne prevents Fajardo from improving his position.
Fajardo is staying active underneath Payne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fajardo wants to get back to full guard.
Payne slips a nice elbow through Fajardo's hands, connecting with Fajardo's forehead.
Payne is keen to just control but Fajardo is a slippery customer.
Fajardo taking some punishment here, with Payne in his half guard.
Payne prevents Fajardo from improving his position.
Payne is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Payne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The crowd cheers as Fajardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Payne doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the liver by Fajardo. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Fajardo lands.
Willy Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fajardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fajardo counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fajardo lands with a good body shot.
Payne looks for a takedown but Fajardo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willy Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown but Fajardo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne darts in looking for a takedown but Fajardo gets double underhooks and turns Payne into the cage.
Fajardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fajardo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fajardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payne.
Payne takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Willy Payne has been cut.
Fajardo pulls guard successfully.
Payne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fajardo is pulling down on Payne's head. It's preventing any offense from Payne, at least for the moment.
Fajardo has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Payne should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Fajardo has tightened it up now! Payne should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Franco Fajardo!
Willy Payne was interviewed post fight and said 'Not Needed.'.
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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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