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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kukuczka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kukuczka comes to the cage accompanied by J.O.D. - Musica Knockout. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Kukuczka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Payne!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kukuczka shoots in for a double leg but Payne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Payne shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kukuczka is trying to defend but Payne finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Payne controlling the action here.
Kukuczka manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Payne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kukuczka sprawls well. Kukuczka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
Payne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kukuczka tries to avoid it but Payne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kukuczka to the ground. Kukuczka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Payne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kukuczka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniel Kukuczka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Payne.
Kukuczka lands a high kick!
Kukuczka connects with a high kick.
Payne swinging wildly here.
Payne slaps away a takedown attempt from Kukuczka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a double leg but Kukuczka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jab from Kukuczka.
Payne looks gassed!
Kukuczka misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kukuczka checks a leg kick.
Kukuczka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kukuczka stands up.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kukuczka.
Kukuczka scores with a head kick.
Kukuczka closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Payne to the mat! Payne manages to get full guard.
Kukuczka gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kukuczka lands but Payne takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kukuczka as he jumps to the side.
Kukuczka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Payne.
Kukuczka clinches with his opponent.
Kukuczka could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kukuczka tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Kukuczka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kukuczka manages to pull guard.
Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kukuczka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Payne wants to stand but Kukuczka is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kukuczka is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Payne defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka keeping moving, preventing Payne from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Payne 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.
Payne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Payne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kukuczka counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kukuczka stopping the sweep attempt from Payne.
Payne is looking for a triangle but Kukuczka pushes his legs off easily.
Kukuczka wants to get up but he can't break Payne's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Payne manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Payne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne misses with a combination
and Kukuczka counters with a low kick, right behind Payne 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kukuczka dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Payne shoots and misses
and Kukuczka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Payne misses
and Kukuczka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Payne is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Payne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kukuczka throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Payne's head.
Kukuczka lands a head kick!
Kukuczka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kukuczka!
Payne won't let Kukuczka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kukuczka is bucking up trying to escape but Payne cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Payne trying to control but Kukuczka is having none of it.
Kukuczka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne has hold of Kukuczka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kukuczka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kukuczka is squirming around, avoiding Payne's attempts to control the action.
Kukuczka is trying to escape the mount.
Kukuczka is trying to stand but he's just given Payne his back.
I would not like to be Kukuczka right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kukuczka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Payne lands a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Payne controlling the positon.
Kukuczka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Payne cracks Kukuczka with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kukuczka from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Payne trying to control momentarily.
Kukuczka controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payne controlling from the back.
Kukuczka holding both Payne 's hands and preventing any damage.
Kukuczka is trapped and Payne is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Payne is looking for a choke. Kukuczka gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Kukuczka manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Kukuczka slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kukuczka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kukuczka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kukuczka wants it to stay on the feet.
Kukuczka lands a high kick!
Kukuczka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Payne.
Kukuczka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Payne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kukuczka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kukuczka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kukuczka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kukuczka lands a head kick!
Payne fails with the takedown
and Kukuczka counters with a head kick.
Daniel Kukuczka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Payne.
Kukuczka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kukuczka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Kukuczka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukuczka slaps away a takedown attempt from Payne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Payne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kukuczka swivels and escapes.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kukuczka throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Kukuczka lands with a kick to the temple. Payne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kukuczka gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Payne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kukuczka wants to get back to his feet but Payne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kukuczka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka wants to stand but Payne is controlling the position.
Kukuczka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Payne defends it easily.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Kukuczka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Kukuczka is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka is looking to stand up but Payne isn't so interested in that idea.
Kukuczka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kukuczka wants to stand up but Payne is controlling him.
Kukuczka has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.
Nathan Payne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Payne stands and steps away. Kukuczka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kukuczka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters circling a little - Kukuczka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
Payne misses with a combination
and Kukuczka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kukuczka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukuczka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Kukuczka.
Kukuczka looking for a takedown.
Payne lands an elbow just above Kukuczka 's eye.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne throws a body kick the misses
and Kukuczka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kukuczka swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Kukuczka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kukuczka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kukuczka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kukuczka lands the left hand.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Kukuczka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Payne avoids it really well and circles away.
Daniel Kukuczka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Kukuczka.
I think Kukuczka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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