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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Payette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles Payette 's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhammad Ali!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Payette !
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Payette moves into the clinch.
Ali tries to circle away but Payette has him pinned against the cage.
Payette is pressed up against the cage. Ali has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Payette down to the mat. Payette avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Payette checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Payette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Payette avoids the head kick by Ali.
Payette avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ali stalks Payette and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Payette 's face. Payette staggers backwards, shaken.
Payette fails to land the takedown.
Ali defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Payette .
Payette takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Payette shoots in for a takedown but Ali shows good takedown defense.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
No joy there for Ali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a head kick but Payette moves out of range.
Payette fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Payette throws a nice looking combination but Ali bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payette uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ali.
Payette shoots in but no luck this time.
Payette fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Payette looks gassed!
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali throws a head kick but Payette moves out of range.
Payette avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ali closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Payette avoids the head kick by Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payette shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ali but Ali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ali!
Ali throws a head kick but Payette moves out of range.
Ali lands a nice shot to the body.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali misses with a two punch combination.
Payette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payette avoids the head kick by Ali.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ali changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali tries to bum rush Payette with a series of wild strikes but Payette uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Payette with that takedown attempt.
Ali misses with a low kick as Payette jumps back.
Payette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Charles Payette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali looks to land a combination. Payette sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Payette checks a leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Ali scores with a four punch combination!
Ali throws a right hand that Payette ducks under and follows up with a left that Payette also avoids with ease.
Payette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ali sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Payette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payette is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ali is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Payette .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payette avoids a kick to the body.
Payette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali misses with a body kick.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ali works over Payette 's head and body with a nice combination.
Payette tries to clinch up.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Payette shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ali is working the combinations to good effect here.
Payette avoids the head kick by Ali.
Ali lands a jab-cross combination.
Payette tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ali sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Payette somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that round.
That's time! Ali's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ali keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Payette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ali connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payette 's hands.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Payette shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ali defends it nicely.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Ali throws a right hand that Payette ducks under and follows up with a left that Payette also avoids with ease.
Ali lands a with a good body shot.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Ali lands a jab to Payette 's midsection.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Payette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a head kick but Payette moves out of range.
Ali's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ali duly obliges.
Payette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Payette looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
Payette walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Payette changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ali tries to avoid it but Payette manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ali to the ground. Ali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ali throws and low kick but Payette moves out of range easily.
Payette shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ali defends it nicely.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Payette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali is looking to wear down Payette with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A nice combination there by Ali.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a one two combo.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payette circles away quickly and effectively.
Ali throws a right hand that Payette ducks under and follows up with a left that Payette also avoids with ease.
Payette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payette misses with a takedown attempt - Ali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payette is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ali.
Payette drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Payette controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to stand up but Payette is controlling him.
Payette controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ali wants to stand up but Payette is controlling him.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Payette from controlling successfully.
Payette won't allow Ali to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Payette looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.
Ali misses with a few strikes there.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Payette . Payette gets slowly back to his feet.
Ali lunges at Payette with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Payette 's hand.
Ali digs a good body shot into Payette 's ribs.
Payette checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ali stuffs the takedown attempt from Payette . Payette gets slowly back to his feet.
Payette has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ali lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Payette with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
Ali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payette dodges the punch combination from Ali.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Ali dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payette takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Payette is looking to clinch.
Payette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ali's waist but Ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payette off to one side.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Payette sees coming a mile off.
Ali with a jab.
Ali displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muhammad Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payette shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ali defends it nicely.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payette takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muhammad Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muhammad Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands a jab to Payette 's midsection.
Payette showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ali.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Payette bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ali's waist but Ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payette off to one side.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Ali lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali throws a one two combo.
Ali thuds his right hand into Payette 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali misses with a double jab
and Payette counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ali pushes Payette off looking to stand but Payette dives back in and keeps control.
Ali scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Payette manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali is trying to stand.
Payette fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ali is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Payette tries to control but Ali wriggling away.
Payette has control of Ali's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ali regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette lands with some strikes.
Payette seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ali is holding on tight.
Ali might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You get the feeling that Ali really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Payette is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ali can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Payette looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ali is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Payette with good strikes from the mount here!
Payette is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ali to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ali shrugs it off.
Payette looking to control but Ali is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ali knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Payette on the ground.
Payette throws some wild stikes that Ali manages to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Charles Payette just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Payette takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali scores with a jab. Payette acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payette fails with the takedown.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payette doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payette shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Ali goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ali misses with a double jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali.
Ali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ali lands a jab-cross combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ali displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Payette .
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
Payette blocks a head kick by Ali.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Ali scores with a four punch combination!
Ali lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ali wants it to stay on the feet.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payette fails with the takedown.
Ali lands a two punch combo.
Ali stuffs the takedown.
Payette dives in and grabs Ali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes down on Payette 's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Ali both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Payette or perhaps it was just good defense by Ali which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Ali misses
and Payette counters with a shoot takedown. Ali fights it but they end up in guard.
Ali is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Payette is controlling him.
Payette passes Ali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ali tries to kick Payette off but Payette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Payette looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ali tries to kick Payette off but Payette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Payette seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ali does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Payette prevents Ali from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette is working for a kimura but Ali is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Payette fails with the takedown.
Ali throws a head kick that misses.
Payette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ali's waist but Ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payette off to one side.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Ali lands a jab-cross combination.
Ali lands a slapping body shot.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali looks for the body kick but Payette saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Payette shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Payette trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Payette won't let Ali get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ali is squirming around, avoiding Payette 's attempts to control the action.
Payette goes for an armbar but Ali turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ali.
Ali stands and steps away. Payette gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Muhammad Ali will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ali throws the kick towards the body but Payette avoids it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ali.
Ali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payette fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Payette sees coming a mile off.
Payette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Payette takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali looks for the body kick but Payette saw that one coming.
Payette throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ali's waist but Ali gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payette off to one side.
Payette blocks a head kick by Ali.
Payette needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali scores with a three punch combo!
Payette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Ali lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payette circles away quickly and effectively.
Payette shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Payette shoots in and drives through. Ali sprawls well.
Muhammad Ali has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Payette .
A nice combination there by Ali.
Payette closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ali circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Ali as he connects with a hook.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payette dives in and grabs Ali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ali pushes down on Payette 's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Ali.
Ali scores with a shot to the body.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ali lands a nice hook to Payette 's body. Payette takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payette shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ali tries to buck Payette off but Payette takes his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Payette is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ali knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ali for a finish.
Ali controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Payette controls the action.
Ali wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payette loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ali hold on?
Ali looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Payette is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Ali has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Payette is cranking Ali's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ali! He's tightened the choke and Ali is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Charles Payette !
Charles Payette is the new bantamweight champion!
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