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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Evan Payton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Blade has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blade! But no joy.
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Payton.
Payton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blade counters with a straight right hand.
Payton throws a right and a left that Blade avoids nicely.
It seemed like Blade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been hearing reports that Payton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Blade throws a lazy right hand but Payton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payton is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Blade.
Payton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payton drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blade has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Payton is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade struggles to land a body shot inside as Payton controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payton.
Payton blocks a body shot from Blade.
Blade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blade prevents a body shot from Payton.
Blade is stalling here.
Payton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Blade is defending well.
Blade tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payton throws out the jab.
Blade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payton circles away quickly and effectively.
Payton lands with an uppercut that bounces Blade off the cage and back into range.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payton.
Blade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payton.
Payton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blade defending well as Payton loads up on a big left hand.
Blade wants to counter with a clinch but Payton pushes him away.
Payton pushes Blade up against the cage in a clinch.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payton breaks the clinch.
Blade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Payton misses with a double jab.
Payton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton decides to return to a standing position.
Payton checks a leg kick nicely.
Blade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Payton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blade keeps the fight on the outside.
Blade throws a nice looking combination but Payton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blade closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blade controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Payton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Payton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blade wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Payton is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Payton tries to get to full guard but Blade has control of the leg.
Payton controlling the position well.
Blade prevents Payton from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to control but Blade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blade not doing much here.
Blade is trying to control the action in half guard but Payton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Payton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Blade is working away from the top position though.
Payton tries to roll over but Blade keeps him under control.
Payton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blade pulls his head out easily.
Payton is trying to maintain the position but Blade is very close to passing his half guard.
Payton wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blade wants to advance to full mount but Payton doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Payton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Payton wants to sweep here but Blade controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Payton is looking for a triangle but Blade pushes his legs off easily.
Payton is trying to keep Blade in close.
Payton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blade defends it easily.
Payton is looking for a triangle but Blade pushes his legs off easily.
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 Evan Payton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payton clinches.
Payton has picked Blade up - he's going for a ride! Payton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Blade has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Payton is working away from the top position though.
Blade desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Payton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blade defends it well.
Blade is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payton is looking to take a break and control but Blade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Payton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Blade wants to control but Payton is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Payton is working for a submission of some sort.
Payton is working for a kimura but Blade is defending it quite comfortably.
Payton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Blade trying to hold on to Payton's head to control him but Payton postures up.
Payton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Payton is looking for a kimura but Blade is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Payton to get the leverage.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura but Blade is defending well.
Evan Payton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Payton wants to control but Blade is keeping him busy.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blade has managed to free his arm - good work.
Payton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blade tries to roll over but Payton keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton wants to control but Blade is keeping him busy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Blade is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Payton throws the left hand but Blade avoids the punch easily.
Payton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blade can pounce on him.
Payton closes the distance and pushes Blade back into the cage.
Blade scores with a shoulder strike.
Blade prevents a body shot from Payton.
Payton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blade's elbow.
Blade can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Payton gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Payton trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Payton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blade is looking to regain half guard here but Payton keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton trying to control the action but Blade is working from the bottom.
Payton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blade is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Payton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Payton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Payton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blade has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blade wants to control but Payton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Payton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blade lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Blade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Payton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Payton misses.
Payton scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Payton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blade slips a straight right by Payton.
Payton thuds his right hand into Blade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot by Payton.
Blade misses the jab.
Payton throws a big counter combination but Blade scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Payton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Payton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Payton looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Blade.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blade is fighting off a takedown attempt but Payton is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blade to the mat. Blade regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blade pushes Payton off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade misses with a few strikes there.
Payton throws a right and a left that Blade avoids nicely.
Blade fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payton.
Good leg kick by Blade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Payton's head.
Payton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blade as he avoids it easily.
Payton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blade rushes Payton and presses him up against the cage.
Blade misses with some punches.
Blade breaks from the clinch.
Blade tries to land a leg kick but Payton saw it coming and moves away.
Payton drives through with a takedown into Blade's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton tries to free his leg and advance position but Blade is retaining full guard.
Blade not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
Blade pulls Payton in to control the position.
Jake Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade is continuing to stall.
Blade keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
Blade is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Payton frees his head nicely. Oh but Blade has switched to an armbar! Payton is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jake Blade!
Our winner, Jake Blade, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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