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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percy Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice comes to the cage accompanied by Pretty Boy Percy. Victor Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Rice! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rice. Victor Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Payne scores with a takedown into Rice's guard. Rice is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Payne is controlling him. Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Rice is retaining full guard. Payne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Payne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Rice wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Payne manages to pass to side control. Payne is looking for a kimura here.
Rice trying to hold on to Payne's head to control him but Payne postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payne prevents Rice from standing back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Payne swinging wilding here.
Rice waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Payne. Rice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne. Rice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Payne. Payne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rice to score with a decent uppercut. Rice swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne. Payne throws a hook to the side of Rice's head but Rice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two 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. Rice lands a with a good body shot. A head kick misses from Payne. Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rice circles away quickly and effectively. Payne misses with a hook to the body
and Rice counters with a stiff right hand. Payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rice counters with a good, hard body kick but Payne shrugs it off. Payne lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rice backs up against the cage.
It looks like Percy Rice has been cut. Rice circles away from the clinch attempt and Rice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Payne misses with a combination
and Rice counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target. Payne tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rice counters with a straight right hand. Payne throws out a loose jab but Rice uses good head movement to avoid it. A decent looking cross lands there for Rice. Payne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rice moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Rice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Payne looks gassed! Rice has Payne pulled in close to control his posture. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Payne wants to control from the top but Rice keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payne stops Rice from standing up. Payne wants to control from the top but Rice keeps moving. Payne prevents Rice from getting back to his feet. Rice is trying to hold Payne in close to prevent damage but Payne has managed to pass into half guard.
Payne prevents Rice from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Payne keeps the fight on the outside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Payne will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Percy Rice's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payne throws a leg kick enabling Rice to counter with a crisp jab. Rice staying out of range there. Payne shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rice but Rice pushes him off and we're back to square one. Rice throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range. A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target. Rice wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance. Payne tests Rice's chin there with a solid looking shot. A punch combination from Payne misses. Payne misses with a combination
and Rice moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payne blocks it with crossed arms. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payne. Rice misses with a short punch on the inside. Payne tries to stall but Rice uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rice fails to pull guard.
Rice looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
Payne gets through Rice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Payne blocks an elbow strike. Payne breaks from the clinch.
Rice closes the distance and pushes Payne back into the cage. Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Rice. Rice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne keeps control of Rice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Rice has had enough of the clinch but Payne keeps him there for the moment. Payne prevents Rice from breaking the clinch. Payne lands a hook that snaps the head of Rice backwards. Payne prevents Rice from breaking the clinch. Rice is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. A left hand lands to the body for Payne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne tries to clinch but fails miserably and Rice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Payne lands an uppercut, right on the button! Rice tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Victor Payne!
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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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