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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Dungy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Luniz - I Got 5 On It as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Dungy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Payne!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dungy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dungy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne has his takedown stuffed
and Dungy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Payne wants to stand and escape but Dungy is having none of it.
Dungy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Payne is keeping the position for now.
Dungy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Payne with a poor takedown
and Dungy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Payne!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Dungy working for a submission but Payne is keeping him at bay.
Payne regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne trying to control here.
Dungy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Payne!
Dungy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Payne looks a forlorn figure.
Dungy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dungy lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dungy working Payne over with strikes here.
Dungy breaks from Payne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Payne looks gassed!
Dungy dominating with strikes here.
Dungy landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dungy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Payne is looking to escape.
Payne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Dungy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dungy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Payne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Payne wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Dungy.
Dungy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dungy'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dungy looking to finish Payne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Payne!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Dungy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dungy lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Dungy. No joy for Payne on that attempt.
Payne tries to clinch up but Dungy circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Dungy misses.
Dungy misses with a two punch combination.
Dungy scores with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dungy.
Dungy works over Payne's head and body with a nice combination.
Melvin Dungy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dungy throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dungy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne throws a right hand that Dungy ducks under and follows up with a left that Dungy also avoids with ease.
Dungy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payne counters with a leg kick.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Dungy circles away.
Dungy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dungy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dungy won't let Payne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dungy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Payne tries to kick Dungy off but Dungy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Payne is trying to get back to full guard.
Dungy seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Payne is trying to stand up here but Dungy is controlling him well.
Dungy trying to control from half guard but Payne is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Payne manages to get to full guard.
Payne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dungy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Payne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Dungy closes the distance and clinches.
Dungy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dungy stops a takedown attempt from Payne.
Payne tries a knee to the head but Dungy blocks it.
Dungy wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne looking to throw knees to the head but Dungy is blocking nicely.
Payne lands a knee to the head.
Payne lands a knee to the head.
Payne wants a takedown but no success here.
Melvin Dungy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Payne.
Payne turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Payne manages to end up in side control.
Payne trying to control the action but Dungy is working from the bottom.
Payne working the head with strikes.
Payne trying to control the position but Dungy is working away.
Dungy is trying to control Payne's posture but Payne avoids it.
Payne working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dungy is trying to control Payne's posture but Payne avoids it.
Payne tries to stand but Dungy is controlling his head.
Payne wants to control but Dungy is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Dungy dominated that second round.
That's time! Dungy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dungy gets the takedown into side control.
Payne can't do much from the bottom here.
Melvin Dungy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payne is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dungy off and has taken his back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Payne's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Payne is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dungy has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dungy manages to reverse the position and now he's in Payne's guard. Nice work there by Dungy.
Dungy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne looking to control.
Payne wants to get back to his feet but Dungy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Payne is trying to keep Dungy in close.
Payne keeping moving, preventing Dungy from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dungy swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dungy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
A thudding body kick lands there by Payne!
Nice takedown defense from Payne. No joy for Dungy on that attempt.
Dungy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dungy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Payne but Payne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dungy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Payne counters with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dungy lands with a nice combination. Payne backs away looking to recover.
Dungy looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Dungy thows a leg kick but Payne checks it
and Payne counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dungy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dungy throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
Payne moves out of range of the body kick from Dungy.
Dungy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dungy slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying to control here.
Dungy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Payne is just riding it out for now. Dungy eventually gives up the hold.
Payne is looking to control Dungy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payne avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dungy works his way into side control.
Andre Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dungy just content to control the position.
Dungy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Payne looks calm but he's in trouble here. Dungy gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Payne is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Dungy lets go of the hold and Payne can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Melvin Dungy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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