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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne's entrance music is RATM - Killing In The Name Of. A fine choice. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Boston Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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180 cm
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160 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Payne sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payne won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Payne wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Max Payne.
Gracie wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Payne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right from Payne on the inside.
Gracie prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne looking for a takedown.
Gracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Payne clinches up against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gracie is defending well for now.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne is trying to drag Gracie to the mat but Gracie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Payne turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Payne manages to end up in side control.
Payne is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Payne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie dodges the ground and pound from Payne.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Payne quickly recovers to half guard.
Payne pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Payne is looking to get back to is feet but Gracie passes into side control.
Payne is looking for a sweep.
Payne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Boston Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Gracie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payne moves into the clinch successfully.
Gracie gets underhooks to prevent Payne's takedown attempt.
Payne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payne wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Gracie on the inside.
Payne pressing his opponent against the cage.
Payne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gracie pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Payne moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Payne clinches with his opponent.
Payne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gracie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Payne breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Payne.
Payne lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
Payne shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Payne was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Payne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
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!
Good leg kick by Payne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gracie lands a two punch combo.
Gracie tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gracie regains guard immediately.
Payne has gone for a leg lock! Gracie slips out almost immediately though and dives into Payne's guard.
Payne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payne.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Payne is out of range.
Payne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Payne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracie really felt that one!
Gracie misses with a double jab
and Payne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Payne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie with a hook.
Payne instigates a clinch.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Payne defending well as Gracie loads up on a big left hand.
Payne is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne 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.
Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gracie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Payne, into his guard.
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.
Payne wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We're going to have a standup here because Max Payne wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boston Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Payne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Payne, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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