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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Payet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Una Kemeameahu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kemeameahu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ride of the Valkryes. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Payet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Una Kemeameahu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemeameahu tries for a takedown but Payet circles away easily
and Payet counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payet stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payet.
Kemeameahu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kemeameahu backwards.
Payet taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Payet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kemeameahu.
Payet scores with a hook to the body.
Payet prevents the takedown attempt.
Kemeameahu prevents a body shot from Payet.
Kemeameahu successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Payet trying to control but Kemeameahu is working from the bottom.
Payet showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kemeameahu is looking for a triangle but Payet pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kemeameahu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Payet trying to control but Kemeameahu is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemeameahu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payet wants to control from the top but Kemeameahu keeps moving.
Payet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kemeameahu is keeping the position for now.
Kemeameahu seems keen to control Payet's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payet trying to control the position from guard on top but Kemeameahu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonathan Payet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Payet drives through and clinches with Kemeameahu against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kemeameahu jumps guard but Payet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jonathan Payet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Una Kemeameahu.
Kemeameahu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kemeameahu looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Payet.
Payet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payet tries a body shot but Kemeameahu blocks it.
Payet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kemeameahu.
A head punch on the inside from Payet fails to land.
Kemeameahu misses with an elbow over the top.
Payet stalling the fight.
Payet digs a right hand into Kemeameahu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kemeameahu's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payet scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Una Kemeameahu has been cut.
Payet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemeameahu's elbow.
Payet tries to work over Kemeameahu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payet just leaning against Kemeameahu, taking a breather.
Payet avoids the elbow strike from Kemeameahu, against the cage.
Payet stalling in the clinch.
Kemeameahu looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kemeameahu is working for takedown but Payet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kemeameahu goes for a takedown attempt but Payet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Payet stuffs the takedown attempt from Kemeameahu. Kemeameahu gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Payet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Una Kemeameahu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Payet sizes up Kemeameahu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kemeameahu tries for a takedown but Payet sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kemeameahu manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Payet. That's going to slow Kemeameahu down.
Payet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kemeameahu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kemeameahu gets tackled into the cage by Payet. Payet maintains the clinch.
Payet misses with a punch to the body.
Kemeameahu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kemeameahu jumps guard and drags Payet to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Payet wants to control from the top but Kemeameahu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemeameahu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Payet wants to control from the top but Kemeameahu keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Payet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Payet clinches with his opponent.
Payet gets through Kemeameahu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kemeameahu jumps guard but Payet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jonathan Payet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Una Kemeameahu.
Payet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payet pushes Kemeameahu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Payet.
Payet misses with a body punch.
Kemeameahu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kemeameahu lands an elbow inside.
Payet can't find room to land a body shot as Kemeameahu controls the action.
Kemeameahu is trying to maintain a safe position but Payet gets an underhook and turns Kemeameahu into the cage.
Payet stops a takedown attempt from Kemeameahu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Payet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kemeameahu stalling in the clinch but Payet improves position.
Nice body punch from Payet - that landed with a thud.
Payet misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Payet.
Kemeameahu is working for takedown but Payet is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kemeameahu tries to pull guard but Payet holds him up against the cage and eventually Kemeameahu drops back down to his feet.
Payet lands a body shot.
Kemeameahu is breathing heavily.
A short right from Payet on the inside.
Kemeameahu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kemeameahu jumps guard but Payet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right handed body shot lands from Payet.
Kemeameahu has a couple of punches blocked by Payet.
Kemeameahu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Payet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kemeameahu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Payet is defending well.
Kemeameahu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Payet to keep the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Payet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Payet lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payet lands with a left to the head.
Payet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemeameahu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Payet to keep the fight standing.
Kemeameahu tries for a takedown but Payet manages to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payet stalling against the cage.
Payet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Payet.
Payet lands a nice shot to the body.
Payet scores with a shot to the side of Kemeameahu's head.
Jonathan Payet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payet lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payet lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Payet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Payet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Una Kemeameahu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kemeameahu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kemeameahu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Payet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kemeameahu.
Kemeameahu walks into a straight right hand from Payet.
Jonathan Payet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Payet.
Payet clinches up against the cage.
Kemeameahu is trying to pull guard but Payet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Payet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kemeameahu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemeameahu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payet's defenses.
Payet lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Payet.
Kemeameahu tries to score a body lock takedown but Payet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Payet lands a right hand.
Kemeameahu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payet stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Payet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kemeameahu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Payet to keep the fight standing.
Jonathan Payet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Una Kemeameahu.
Payet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Payet is stalling here.
Kemeameahu is trying to pull guard but Payet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Payet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemeameahu's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Payet as Kemeameahu tries to tie him up.
Kemeameahu tries for a takedown but Payet manages to get underhooks.
Payet slowing the pace effectively.
Payet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kemeameahu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kemeameahu backwards.
Nice body punch from Payet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payet scores with a hook to the body.
Payet gets through Kemeameahu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Payet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payet scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Payet.
Payet lands a shot to the body.
Payet lands a body shot.
Una Kemeameahu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payet gets through Kemeameahu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Payet digs a right hand underneath Kemeameahu's ribcage. Kemeameahu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kemeameahu being controlled against the cage.
Payet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payet just leaning against Kemeameahu, taking a breather.
Kemeameahu fails to pull guard.
Payet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kemeameahu backwards.
Payet'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.
Payet tries to throw a body punch but Kemeameahu avoids it by throwing Payet back against the cage.
Kemeameahu is trying to trip Payet. He has hold of a leg but Payet is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kemeameahu persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Payet 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.
Payet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemeameahu is desperately trying to improve his position but Payet has a good base and remains in mount.
Payet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jonathan Payet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Payet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kemeameahu can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemeameahu is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kemeameahu is squirming around, avoiding Payet's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Payet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Payet, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Payet!
Jonathan Payet seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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