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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Auto-tune/Antoine Dodson - Bed Intruder Song as his entrance music. Curtis Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Brewer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Curtis Payne!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Payne blocks a jab.
Brewer throws a chopping leg kick but Payne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A leg kick checked by Payne.
Brewer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Brewer's shoulder, as Brewer tries to avoid the shot.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.
Brewer is looking to score with low kicks.
Payne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Brewer sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Payne swings for the body but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewer.
Brewer throws a solid leg kick but Payne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brewer.
Brewer throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brewer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
James Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brewer throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Brewer swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Brewer lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brewer digs a good body shot into Payne's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Brewer as he connects with a hook.
Brewer throws a big shot that misses.
Payne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Payne takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Brewer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brewer connects with a looping right hand.
A big right from Brewer misses.
Jab from Brewer.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brewer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brewer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Payne momentarily.
Brewer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brewer throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
Brewer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brewer misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Brewer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Brewer lands with a nice body punch.
Brewer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brewer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payne staying out of range there.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brewer as he avoids it easily.
James Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
Brewer cracks Payne with a good jab.
James Brewer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne walks into a straight right hand from Brewer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Payne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Payne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brewer.
Brewer cracks a nice hook into Payne's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Payne checks a leg kick.
Payne walks into a straight right hand from Brewer.
Brewer throws a chopping leg kick but Payne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brewer tries to work over Payne's front leg with a kick but Payne checks it.
Brewer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payne's calf.
Payne tries for a takedown but Brewer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brewer lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brewer, right into the meat.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brewer throws a solid leg kick but Payne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brewer.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brewer was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne moves forwards but Brewer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A cross from Brewer lands.
Brewer scores with a nice right hand.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Payne checks a leg kick.
Brewer digs a good body shot into Payne's ribs.
Brewer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brewer wants to land a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt - Brewer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brewer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brewer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brewer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Payne is out of range and Brewer settles back down.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brewer tries to work over Payne's front leg with a kick but Payne checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Brewer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brewer.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne slips under a jab.
Brewer thows a body shot but no joy.
Brewer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brewer loads up on a big right hand but Payne slips the punch.
Brewer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Brewer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brewer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brewer rather than just go for the knockout.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Payne slips under a jab.
Brewer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Payne. Payne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
James Brewer is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.
Brewer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a nice right hand.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Brewer tries a low kick but Payne avoids it.
Payne is trying desperately to land a takedown but Brewer is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Payne.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A bone on bone clash there as Payne blocks the leg kick.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
A slow jab from Brewer misses its intended target.
Brewer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brewer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
A big right from Brewer misses.
Brewer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brewer, as that shot connected.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brewer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brewer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Payne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brewer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Payne somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Brewer.
Payne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brewer misses the shot to the body.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brewer connects with a body shot.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Payne moved away.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Brewer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brewer lands a nice looking body shot.
Payne moves away from the strike by Brewer.
Payne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brewer. Brewer obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne checks a low kick from Brewer.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
Brewer scores with a jab to the body.
Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Brewer throws a chopping leg kick but Payne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Brewer as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne fails with the takedown.
Payne blocks a leg kick.
Brewer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brewer connects with a single shot there.
Brewer takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
A shot to de liver by Brewer. Beautiful body shot.
Payne checks a low kick from Brewer.
Payne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brewer's waist but Brewer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payne off to one side.
James Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
Brewer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Brewer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brewer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Payne.
Brewer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Payne.
Payne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Brewer works Payne's body with a nice hook.
Brewer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brewer stuffs the takedown attempt from Payne. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Payne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brewer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne ducks right into an uppercut from Brewer.
Brewer lands a jab to the head.
Brewer clinches with his opponent.
Brewer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Payne is defending well for now.
Brewer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brewer cracks Payne with a nice body shot.
Brewer lands a nice shot to the body.
Brewer lands with a short shot to the head.
Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Brewer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Brewer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brewer. That's going to slow Payne down.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Payne checks the leg kick.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brewer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
Nice uppercut lands for Brewer. That snapped Payne's head back.
Brewer throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Payne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brewer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Payne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brewer throws out the jab.
Brewer scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Brewer.
Payne defending well as Brewer loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Brewer.
Brewer connects with a body shot.
Payne moves out of range of the leg kick from Brewer.
A jab from Brewer does it's job there.
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brewer lands with an overhand left.
Brewer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brewer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brewer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne moves out of range as Brewer strikes.
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne misses with a body punch
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payne blocks a low kick nicely.
Brewer throws out a leg kick but Payne moves out of range and Brewer only half commits.
Payne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brewer thows a body shot but no joy.
Brewer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brewer scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brewer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Brewer.
Brewer throws a low kick but Payne avoids it.
Brewer throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to de liver by Brewer. Beautiful body shot.
Brewer swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Brewer. No joy for Payne on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brewer.
Brewer cracks Payne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brewer clobbers Payne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brewer scores with a decent looking hook.
Payne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brewer slips under a jab from Payne.
Brewer's corner calls for a 1-2. Brewer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brewer throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brewer staying out of range there.
Brewer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brewer leaves Payne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brewer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Brewer throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
Payne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Brewer lands a slapping body shot.
Brewer lands with a nice body punch.
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Payne misses with a takedown attempt
and Brewer counters with a nice body shot.
James Brewer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
Payne ducks right into an uppercut from Brewer.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne walks into a jab.
Brewer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brewer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Brewer.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brewer throws out the jab.
Brewer cracks Payne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Curtis Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Brewer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brewer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Brewer!
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