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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Cuevas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cuevas has chosen Leave Us Alone/ Dead By Gun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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285 lbs
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195 cm
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250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Cuevas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuevas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Payne is trying to stand.
Cuevas working the head and body with strikes.
Cuevas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payne's head.
Payne looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cuevas controlling the action here.
Payne is looking to escape.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cuevas connects with a nice short shot to Payne's temple.
Cuevas is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas decides to stand and escape the position.
Payne throws a right and a left that Cuevas avoids nicely.
Cuevas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Cuevas has managed to clinch.
Cuevas looking for a takedown.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Cuevas has him pressed against the cage.
Cuevas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Payne's efforts to push away.
Cuevas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cuevas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cuevas wants the takedown. Payne is fighting it off but Cuevas persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Payne's guard against the cage.
Cuevas prevents Payne from getting back to his feet.
Cuevas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cuevas stops Payne from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Payne can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cuevas controls the pace.
Cuevas prevents Payne from getting back to his feet.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Cuevas controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cuevas gets to his feet. Payne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Payne moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Max Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cuevas clinches up against the cage.
Cuevas wants a takedown but no success here.
Cuevas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cuevas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Payne gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Max Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Cuevas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne is trying to force a seperation but Cuevas has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Cuevas.
Cuevas prevents Payne from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cuevas stalling in the clinch.
Cuevas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Payne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cuevas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Payne fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cuevas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tony Cuevas has been cut.
Cuevas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Payne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne pushes Cuevas away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cuevas gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cuevas trying to control the action but Payne is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is pushing Cuevas's head away, looking to escape. Cuevas manages to hold on to the position though.
Cuevas trying to control the position but Payne is working away.
Cuevas takes a little break here. Payne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cuevas trying to control the position but Payne is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuevas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Cuevas is just out of range.
Cuevas shoots in for a takedown but Payne shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cuevas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cuevas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Payne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cuevas at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Cuevas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
Cuevas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cuevas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Payne is trying to stand back up but Cuevas is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuevas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Payne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cuevas slips a nice elbow through Payne's hands, connecting with Payne's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuevas slows the pace down in half guard.
Cuevas trying to pass the guard but Payne defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Payne does no damage.
Cuevas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cuevas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cuevas won't let Payne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cuevas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cuevas content just to control the position here.
Payne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas landing strikes from the mount and Payne is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Cuevas.
Cuevas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cuevas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cuevas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tony Cuevas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cuevas controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas looking to finish Payne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Payne!
Cuevas with a couple of short strikes.
Cuevas lands a big shot there that rocks Payne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cuevas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cuevas landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cuevas controlling from mount.
Cuevas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Payne is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cuevas scoring with strikes but Payne is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cuevas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Cuevas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cuevas controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Cuevas has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Cuevas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Cuevas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cuevas moves into the clinch successfully.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cuevas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Payne napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cuevas cracks Payne with a big right hand but Payne just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Payne is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cuevas trying to control the position but Payne is working away.
Payne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cuevas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cuevas scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cuevas lands an elbow.
Cuevas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Payne keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tony Cuevas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuevas is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Payne's half guard.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cuevas lands a nice short elbow.
Cuevas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cuevas moves into full mount! Payne won't be happy about that!
Cuevas won't let Payne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cuevas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Payne looks a forlorn figure.
Cuevas working Payne over with strikes here.
Max Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas won't let Payne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cuevas unloading with bombs!
Cuevas connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Payne in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cuevas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cuevas looking to finish Payne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Payne!
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cuevas looking to control but Payne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cuevas won't let Payne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Cuevas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuevas looking to control but Payne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cuevas won't let Payne get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Payne is squirming around, avoiding Cuevas's attempts to control the action.
Cuevas controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Tony Cuevas just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cuevas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Max Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cuevas throws a combination. Payne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tony Cuevas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Cuevas looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Payne!
Payne is trying to stand.
Cuevas controlling the pace for now.
Payne is trying to stand up.
Cuevas controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Cuevas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cuevas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Cuevas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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