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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brendon Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmity Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendon Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendon Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmity Lavrov!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne shoots in but Lavrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lavrov clinches.
Lavrov looking to throw knees to the head but Payne is blocking nicely.
Payne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payne.
A knee to the head by Lavrov.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov trying to land knees to the body.
Payne avoids the elbow strike from Lavrov, against the cage.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lavrov walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov fails with the takedown.
Payne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payne preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne postures up.
Lavrov 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.
Payne prevents Lavrov from getting back to his feet.
Lavrov keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lavrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Payne 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.
Lavrov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavrov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Payne lands a couple of digs.
Payne with a nice head shot there.
Payne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Payne scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lavrov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Lavrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Payne manages to get himself to full guard.
Payne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lavrov.
That's two 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.
Payne strikes from his own guard.
Lavrov wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Lavrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Lavrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lavrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Payne is keeping the position for now.
Payne throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Payne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lavrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payne striking off his back but it's not causing Lavrov any problems.
Lavrov stands and throws Payne's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lavrov working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Payne tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Payne misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Lavrov avoids the strikes from the bottom by Payne.
Lavrov cracks Payne with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lavrov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Payne some visible discomfort.
Lavrov cracks Payne with a big elbow.
Payne throws up a few punches.
Payne taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lavrov trying to control the position but Payne is working away.
Lavrov blocks the strikes from Payne.
Payne regains half guard.
Payne throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov moves into full mount! Payne won't be happy about that!
Payne is breathing heavily.
Lavrov landing strikes from the mount and Payne is in trouble!
Payne is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Payne throwing punches despite being mounted.
Lavrov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Payne working to try and regain half guard.
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov looking to finish Payne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Payne!
Lavrov looking to finish Payne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Payne!
Lavrov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lavrov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Payne is working to get back to half guard.
Payne is bucking up trying to escape but Lavrov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmity Lavrov 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.
Lavrov misses with a wild body shot.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lavrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne dives in and grabs Lavrov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lavrov pushes down on Payne's head and hops out.
Lavrov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Payne defends it well.
Lavrov moves into the clinch.
Payne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lavrov walks away with a smile on his face. Payne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lavrov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lavrov tries to roll over but Payne keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lavrov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Payne lands a couple of elbows.
Payne preventing the sweep.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lavrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Lavrov, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lavrov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lavrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lavrov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lavrov 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.
Payne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lavrov's head.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Payne postures up in Lavrov's guard and throws a big left but Lavrov blocks it.
Lavrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Lavrov, not yet.
Payne is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Dmity Lavrov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lavrov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lavrov misses with a straight left.
Payne feinted with a counter takedown.
Lavrov tries to land a front kick but Payne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lavrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lavrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Lavrov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Payne sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lavrov somewhat.
Payne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne shoots in but Lavrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brendon Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Payne shoots in but Lavrov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lavrov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lavrov throws a head kick but Payne moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lavrov.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavrov.
Payne half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lavrov shoots in for a double leg but Payne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lavrov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the head but Payne blocks with his arms.
Lavrov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lavrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lavrov is trying to push Payne away but Payne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Payne breaks from the clinch.
Lavrov throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Payne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Payne slips a nice elbow through Lavrov's hands, connecting with Lavrov's forehead.
Payne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Payne prevents Lavrov from improving his position.
Lavrov has hold of Payne's hands but Payne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lavrov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Payne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Payne winds up and cracks Lavrov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lavrov is trying to maintain the position but Payne is very close to passing his half guard.
Payne has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Payne postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lavrov looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lavrov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lavrov is still trying to improve position.
Payne working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Payne looking to finish Lavrov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lavrov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brendon Payne dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Payne shoots for a takedown but Lavrov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lavrov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Payne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Payne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavrov avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brendon Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Payne blocks a head kick by Lavrov.
Payne blocks a head kick by Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Payne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lavrov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lavrov tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lavrov misses with a looping right.
Lavrov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Payne circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne checks the leg kick.
Lavrov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lavrov is fending him off so far but Payne persists. Nope, Lavrov circles away and we're back to standing.
Payne darts in looking for a takedown but Lavrov gets double underhooks and turns Payne into the cage.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lavrov.
Lavrov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Payne's guard.
Lavrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Payne's head.
Lavrov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Payne throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lavrov works over Payne with some ground and pound from guard.
Lavrov cracks Payne with a solid left hand.
Lavrov wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Payne striking from the bottom here.
Payne punching from the bottom.
Lavrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lavrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Lavrov trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
Lavrov lands a couple of elbows.
Payne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Payne keeping full guard, as Lavrov tries to pass.
Payne trying to strike off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Brendon Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lavrov to the ground. Payne is now in Lavrov's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Lavrov has wrist control.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lavrov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Payne keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lavrov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne preventing the sweep.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lavrov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lavrov has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
Payne throws a big elbow that misses.
Lavrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lavrov is on top in guard.
Lavrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payne striking off his back but it's not causing Lavrov any problems.
Payne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Payne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavrov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Payne throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Payne will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Payne tries to sprawl but Lavrov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Lavrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lavrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Payne's head.
Payne misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lavrov moves into full mount! Payne won't be happy about that!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Payne flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Payne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brendon Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dmity Lavrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne throwing hammer fists to the chest of Lavrov. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Dmity Lavrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lavrov 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Dmity Lavrov!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Dmity Lavrov!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Dmity Lavrov!
Dmity Lavrov wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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