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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugues De Payens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugues De Payens!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Payens swinging wildly here.
De Payens delivers a nice body kick.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Brown throws a push kick but De Payens slaps the foot to one side.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Payens swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control.
De Payens is letting Brown control him for a moment.
De Payens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
De Payens wants to get back to his feet but Brown drags him back down.
De Payens tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
De Payens manages to get back to half guard.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Payens knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Payens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Payens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Payens is trying to keep Brown in close.
De Payens controlling Brown's posture.
Brown wants to pass the guard but De Payens is keeping the position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
De Payens working a defensive guard but Brown passes into half guard.
De Payens is trying to control but can't.
De Payens is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown winds up and cracks De Payens with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Payens is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
De Payens works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown wants to control from the top but De Payens keeps moving.
Brown postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Payens is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown stays in close to De Payens's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De Payens throws a push kick but Brown slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
De Payens lands the left hand.
Brown avoids the body shot from De Payens.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a push kick but De Payens slaps the foot to one side.
De Payens moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Brown lands with a nice body kick.
De Payens wants to clinch.
De Payens moves out of range as Brown throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Payens if he has to take too many more of those.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Payens throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
De Payens avoids a kick to the body.
De Payens throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick by De Payens misses
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Payens tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Payens is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Payens cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brown throws a hook but De Payens blocks it.
De Payens cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown misses with a body kick.
De Payens moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown stalling in the clinch but De Payens improves position.
De Payens manages to break the clinch.
De Payens listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat.
De Payens scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown gets a takedown into half guard.
Brown wants to pass the guard but De Payens is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Payens is looking to escape.
De Payens is trying to escape back to his feet but Brown uses the scramble to pass into side control.
De Payens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown trying to control the position but De Payens is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown working away.
De Payens manages to get back to half guard.
De Payens is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Payens avoid being mounted?
De Payens taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown not doing much here.
De Payens trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
De Payens wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Payens is looking to get back to full guard here but Brown has managed to pass to side control instead.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De Payens explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Payens.
The fighters circling - De Payens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Payens tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Payens misses the jab.
Brown misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Payens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hugues De Payens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Payens misses with a body shot
and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. De Payens didn't expect that.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown trying to control but De Payens is working from the bottom.
De Payens is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Payens is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown trying to control but De Payens is working from the bottom.
De Payens pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hugues De Payens.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hugues De Payens will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Payens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Payens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
De Payens looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
De Payens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown shoots in but De Payens avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and De Payens takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Payens throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Payens.
Brown shoots for a takedown but De Payens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Payens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brown scores with a nice body kick.
Brown gets off balance looking for a body kick
and De Payens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brown misses with a low kick as De Payens jumps back.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Payens can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
De Payens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nino Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Payens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and De Payens counters with a nice body kick.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Payens circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown throws a head kick but De Payens moves out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and De Payens moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Payens scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Payens connects with a looping right hand.
Brown connects with a leg kick. De Payens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Payens throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
De Payens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from De Payens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Payens clinches with his opponent.
De Payens is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip De Payens to the mat. De Payens regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
De Payens looking to control.
De Payens wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brown won't allow De Payens to sweep him here.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nino Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
De Payens is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hugues De Payens was stalling too much, according to the referee.
De Payens throws a low kick, looking for Brown's leg but Brown calmly moves out of range.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for De Payens. That snapped Brown's head back.
De Payens lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and De Payens counters with a straight right hand.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Payens if he has to take too many more of those.
De Payens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
De Payens throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Payens.
De Payens gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
De Payens has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brown has passed into side control.
De Payens is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
De Payens is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but De Payens keeps working.
De Payens tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Brown seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
De Payens tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugues De Payens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Payens has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hugues De Payens!
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energy
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FIGHT
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