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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Major Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry The Horror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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200 lbs
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201 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Major Payne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry The Horror! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The Horror clinches with his opponent.
Payne drops down looking for an ankle pick but The Horror pulls his leg out and moves away.
The Horror drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Payne prevents The Horror from moving into mount. Payne struggling a bit here. Payne is trying to improve his position. The Horror in side control, throwing shots but Payne defends. The Horror moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. Payne can't do much from the bottom here. The Horror trying to control the action but Payne is working from the bottom. The Horror really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payne wants to control but The Horror postures up. Payne wants to get back to his feet. The Horror wants to control but Payne is keeping him busy. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The Horror tries for a kimura but Payne is defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payne. The Horror shoots in but Payne avoids the takedown attempt easily. Payne stuffs the takedown. The Horror looks gassed! Payne throws a series of punches but The Horror avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. The Horror changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Payne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Payne manages to work his way to half guard, despite The Horror's best efforts. Payne missing with punches from the bottom.
Payne wants to get back to his feet.
Payne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Payne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Payne get's back to his feet. Payne closes the distance and clinches up with The Horror, looking for a takedown. Payne pushes The Horror against the cage but The Horror circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne misses with a few strikes there.
The Horror fails to land the takedown. Major Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry The Horror. Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The Horror gets the takedown into side control. The Horror tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Horror has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The Horror lands some shots froms side control.
Payne is rocked! The Horror happy to just control the position for now. Payne is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on The Horror's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The Horror winds up and cracks Payne with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Oh Payne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Payne gets back to full guard.
Payne seems to have got his legs back now. Payne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. The Horror avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Payne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Horror manages to get himself to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Horror can do anything to dispel that myth. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Payne tries to free his leg and advance position but The Horror is retaining full guard. The Horror tries to strike from the bottom.
Payne postures up in The Horror's guard and throws a big left but The Horror blocks it. Payne throws a big right hand that misses. Payne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Payne trying to control the position from guard on top but The Horror is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. The Horror decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. The Horror is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Payne reverses the position - he's now on top in The Horror's guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry The Horror dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
The Horror clinches with his opponent.
Payne turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! Payne working away. Payne decides to take the fight back to the feet. Payne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Horror. The fight moves into the clinch position. The Horror slows down the pace here.
The Horror successfully pulls guard.
The Horror wants to stand but Payne is controlling the position. Payne advances to half guard. The Horror is breathing heavily. Payne prevents The Horror from improving his position. The Horror avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round. Payne uses his free foot to push down on The Horror's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Horror. Payne looking to finish The Horror with some ground and pound. This is bad for The Horror! Payne unloading with bombs! A nice elbow there by Payne. Payne stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Horror closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Payne looking for submissions off his back. Henry The Horror has got the better of the ground game so far. Still in half guard, The Horror seems content to control. Payne regains full guard. Nicely done. Payne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Horror doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Horror manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Payne has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but The Horror has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Payne is trying to get back to half guard. Payne is not content to let The Horror control the position. The Horror wants to stand but Payne is controlling his arm. Payne sneaks back into half guard. The Horror prevents Payne from improving his position. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with The Horror in particular looking to stall. The Horror working over Payne with some ground and pound. Payne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Payne tries to roll over but The Horror keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. The Horror wants to free his trapped foot but Payne is holding on for dear life with his legs. 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. Payne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Payne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Horror must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. The Horror wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving. The Horror looking to sit in guard and control but Payne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The Horror tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Payne passes easily into side control. Nice work. Payne has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Horror is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Payne yanks on the arm and The Horror is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Payne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Major 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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