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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Stephenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nathan Payne has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nathan Payne seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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230 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Nathan Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Stephenson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephenson misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Payne misses.
Stephenson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stephenson misses with a wild combination.
Stephenson misses with a leg kick.
Stephenson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stephenson lands in his opponent's guard.
Stephenson postures up.
Payne on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Payne tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stephenson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne working a defensive guard here.
Payne wants to sweep but no luck.
Nathan Payne has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Payne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephenson.
Payne is looking to clinch.
Payne tries to clinch but Stephenson moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Payne or perhaps it was just good defense by Stephenson which made him look bad.
Stephenson slips under a jab.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown. Stephenson tries to sprawl out of it but Payne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stephenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Stephenson misses.
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.
Stephenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stephenson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Payne quickly recovers to half guard.
Stephenson wants to stand up but Payne has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Payne wants to control but Stephenson is keeping busy.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Stephenson not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. George Stephenson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stephenson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payne is breathing heavily.
Stephenson tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stephenson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stephenson looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Stephenson scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
George Stephenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stephenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stephenson!
Stephenson throws a one two combo.
Stephenson throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephenson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Payne fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stephenson works over Payne's head and body with a nice combination.
Stephenson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stephenson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stephenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stephenson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stephenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephenson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stephenson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Payne tries to sprawl but Stephenson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stephenson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stephenson finds it's way round the side to connect with Payne's head.
Stephenson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stephenson duly obliges.
Stephenson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Stephenson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A nice combination there by Stephenson.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Stephenson.
Stephenson clinches.
Payne tries to score a body lock takedown but Stephenson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but Stephenson blocks with his arms.
Stephenson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephenson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Stephenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stephenson throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Stephenson lands with a nice combination. Payne backs away looking to recover.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stephenson 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.
Stephenson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payne is able to avoid easily.
Stephenson throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Stephenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Stephenson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stephenson!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stephenson blocks a head kick by Payne.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
Payne moves forwards but Stephenson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephenson blocks a head kick by Payne.
Stephenson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stephenson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stephenson showed some decent athleticism there.
Stephenson is thwarting Payne's attempts to control the position.
Stephenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Stephenson manages to pass to mount!
Stephenson 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson get's back to his feet.
Stephenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stephenson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stephenson decides to stand up.
Stephenson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stephenson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stephenson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stephenson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Stephenson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Stephenson both land. Nice combination.
Stephenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stephenson throws a combination. Payne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stephenson tries to work over Payne's front leg with a kick but Payne checks it.
Stephenson lands a nice shot that snaps Payne's head back.
Stephenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stephenson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A left and a right from Stephenson both land. Nice combination.
Stephenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Stephenson scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
Payne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephenson.
Nathan Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stephenson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stephenson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
George Stephenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stephenson.
Stephenson throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Stephenson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stephenson jabs Payne right on the nose. Payne blinks but takes it well.
Stephenson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Payne backs up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephenson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stephenson leaves Payne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stephenson throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Stephenson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stephenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Stephenson catches Payne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stephenson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payne misses with a head kick.
Stephenson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stephenson.
Payne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stephenson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Stephenson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stephenson!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Stephenson does no damage.
Stephenson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stephenson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Stephenson does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Stephenson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Left hook, right uppercut from Stephenson.
Stephenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stephenson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payne scores with a leg kick.
Stephenson scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Stephenson pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
Stephenson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stephenson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Payne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stephenson misses with a wild combination.
Payne looks for the body kick but Stephenson saw that one coming.
Stephenson looks to land a combination. Payne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Payne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stephenson's waist but Stephenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Payne off to one side.
Stephenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stephenson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Payne backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Stephenson misses.
Stephenson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Stephenson. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Stephenson scores with a four punch combination!
Stephenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stephenson lands with a nice combination. Payne backs away looking to recover.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Stephenson.
Stephenson works over Payne's head and body with a nice combination.
Stephenson swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Stephenson.
Stephenson looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Stephenson.
Stephenson motions for Payne to come forward. Stephenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Payne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stephenson leaves Payne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stephenson works over Payne's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Stephenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephenson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Stephenson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stephenson throws a one two combo.
Stephenson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Payne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Payne is looking for a sweep.
Payne is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Stephenson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Payne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
George Stephenson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to hold on but Stephenson pushes him away.
Payne can't escape the position.
Payne wants to control but Stephenson is having none of it.
Stephenson controlling from mount.
Payne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Stephenson controlling the pace for now.
Stephenson is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Nathan Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stephenson looks to land a combination. Payne sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Stephenson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stephenson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Stephenson!
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