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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Nott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Company. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Nott!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nott throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Nott does no damage.
Nott needs to keep his hands up - Payne had a free shot at his head there.
Nott throws a combination. Payne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Nott throws out a powerful jab.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nott paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne throws a body punch but Nott moves out of range.
Nott moves out of range of the strikes.
Payne feints and then cracks Nott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nott down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nott.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nott was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Nott misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Nott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
An attempted straight right counter from Payne misses the target.
Payne seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Payne throws a good cross that connects.
Payne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nott misses with a kick to the body.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Nott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne thumps Nott with a low kick.
Nott fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Payne.
Nice uppercut lands for Payne. That snapped Nott's head back.
Payne lunges at Nott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nott's hand.
Nott slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Nott. That snapped Payne's head back.
Nott throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Payne.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Payne.
Nott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Nott.
A punch combination from Nott misses.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a head kick but Nott moves out of range.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nott.
Payne closes the distance and clinches.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Nott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Nott.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nott.
Payne lands an elbow just above Nott 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nott avoids the elbow strike from Payne, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Payne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nott's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Nott blocks an elbow strike from Payne.
A short body shot lands from Payne as the two fighters clinch.
Nott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Payne has Nott pressed against the cage, preventing Nott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nott breaks the clinch.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Payne connects with a leg kick. Nott looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nott lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aaron Nott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Payne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nott lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne is looking to clinch but Nott is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Nott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice cross by Nott.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nott misses the shot to the body.
Nott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nott misses with a head kick.
Payne throwing a counter right hand but Nott manages to avoid it.
Payne tries to clinch up.
Nott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne scores with a leg kick.
Payne looks to land a combination but Nott avoids it well.
Nott swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Nott misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Payne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nott dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nott misses the jab.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Aaron Nott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payne moves forwards but Nott connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nott's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Nott circles away.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nott lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Payne misses.
Nott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nott lands a two punch combo.
Aaron Nott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Nott misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne avoids the body shot from Nott.
Nott misses with a combination
and Payne counters with a nice leg kick.
Nott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nott slips under a jab from Payne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Payne.
A jab from Nott does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Payne lands an elbow inside.
Payne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Payne lands with a short shot to the head.
Payne working aggressively here.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne misses with an elbow over the top.
Nott blocks an uppercut.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Nott.
Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nott gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nott can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Payne.
It looks like Aaron Nott has been cut.
Nott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Payne lands a hook that snaps the head of Nott backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne trying to land knees to the body.
Payne lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Payne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nott avoids a wild elbow strike from Payne.
Payne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nott backwards.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Nott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nott with a hook.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Nott appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Payne misses with a hook. Nott ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nott falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payne counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nott's knee momentarily.
Payne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Payne moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne scores with a jab.
Nott moves away from the strike by Payne.
Nott jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nott looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Payne lands a leg kick that knocks Nott off balance momentarily.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Payne.
Nott scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
Payne lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nott circles away quickly and effectively.
Nott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Payne.
Nott scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nott.
Nice jab there from Nott.
Nott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
Payne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Payne dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Payne forces Nott back against the cage and clinches.
Nott dodges an elbow strike from Payne.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Payne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nott's brow.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nott.
A shot in the inside from Nott.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Payne.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Nott avoids the elbow strike from Payne, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Payne - that landed with a thud.
Payne misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nott blocking some punches.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Max Payne has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne working aggressively here.
Payne throws an elbow but it misses.
Payne misses with a body punch.
Payne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nott blocks an uppercut.
Nott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nott blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nott blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne working aggressively here.
Payne misses with an elbow strike.
Payne misses with an elbow strike.
Nott prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Nott's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Payne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nott tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne working aggressively here.
Nott prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nott takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nott tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Nott lands with a short shot to the head.
Nott blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nott.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Nott in his tracks for a moment.
Aaron Nott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nott misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Payne.
Payne keeps control of Nott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Payne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Payne blocking some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Payne!
After winning the bout, Max Payne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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