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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ludvig Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne's entrance music is Bad Company. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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187 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 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
9 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ludvig Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payne walks into a stiff left hand from Alexander.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Payne misses.
Payne tries to keep at a distance but Alexander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander tries to circle away but Payne has him pinned against the cage.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Payne looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Payne takes one to the side of the head.
Alexander's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payne under the eye.
Payne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alexander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Payne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexander.
Alexander scores with a spinning back kick!
Payne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alexander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexander scores with a nice head shot.
Alexander walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.
A big left from Payne misses.
Alexander was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Payne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alexander to score with a decent uppercut.
Alexander blocks a low kick nicely.
Alexander lands with a hook. Payne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alexander doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexander has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Payne defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a leg kick
and Alexander counters with a good low kick that Payne was not able to check.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Alexander is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Payne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payne.
Payne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexander.
Payne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexander closes the distance and clinches.
Alexander lands a shoulder strike.
Payne tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexander avoids the damage to the body.
Payne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payne misses with a knee strike.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne working aggressively here.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander digs a right hand underneath Payne's ribcage. Payne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexander throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne digs a right hand into Alexander's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alexander's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander scores with a kick to the midsection.
Alexander lands the left hand.
Alexander misses with a looping left.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexander closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses.
Payne is looking to score with low kicks.
Alexander follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Alexander throws out a loose jab but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Payne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alexander swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little feinted left hand from Payne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexander tries to score with a low kick but Payne moves his leg out of the way.
Jab, jab by Alexander - just one landing.
Alexander explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alexander only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Alexander walks into a jab.
Payne walks into a jab.
Payne misses with a low kick as Alexander jumps back.
Payne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alexander.
Payne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alexander.
Alexander smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alexander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander throws a front kick aimed at Payne's knee but Payne avoids it well.
Alexander connects with the punch.
Alexander 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.
Payne throws a low kick but Alexander moves out of range easily.
Payne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludvig Alexander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Payne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Payne tests Alexander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne's corner calls for a 1-2. Payne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alexander connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexander throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne lands with a kick to the temple. Alexander shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Payne throws a one two combo.
Alexander throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
Payne lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander connects with a looping right hand.
That kick from Alexander tenderised Payne's leg. Payne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Payne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexander cracks Payne with an open hand slap.
Alexander throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander lands with a right to the head.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexander tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Alexander back against the cage.
Payne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alexander backwards.
Alexander lands a body punch in the clinch.
Payne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexander is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payne.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander closes the distance and pushes Payne back into the cage.
Ludvig Alexander seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Payne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payne misses with an elbow over the top.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Alexander throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payne on the side of the head.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alexander throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.
Payne needs to keep his hands up - Alexander had a free shot at his head there.
Alexander checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alexander on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Payne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Alexander.
Payne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Alexander misses.
Alexander moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off.
Ludvig Alexander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alexander misses the shot to the body.
Payne throws a low kick but Alexander avoids it.
Alexander throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
Alexander misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Payne misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alexander.
Alexander tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
A big right from Payne misses.
Alexander slips under a jab.
Alexander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payne.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payne misses with a low kick.
Alexander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne misses with a low kick.
Payne backing away here, and Alexander unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alexander misses with a hook. Payne ducked under it nicely.
Payne misses with a leg kick
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Alexander lands with a nice body kick.
Alexander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alexander.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Alexander avoids the body shot from Payne.
Alexander scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alexander misses with an uppercut.
Alexander cracks Payne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Payne throws a series of punches but Alexander moves out of range.
Payne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
Alexander throws out a leg kick but Payne moves out of range and Alexander only half commits.
Payne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Alexander in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Payne thuds a left hand into Alexander's body.
Payne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexander can pounce on him.
Alexander misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alexander misses with a hook.
It looked like Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne lands a body shot.
Payne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Alexander.
Payne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payne lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ludvig Alexander will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alexander blocks a jab.
Payne defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexander.
Payne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Alexander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Alexander connects with an inside leg kick.
Alexander uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexander.
Payne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Alexander has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is trying to push Alexander away but Alexander has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alexander on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alexander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Payne takes a step back to recover.
Payne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alexander is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Alexander.
Payne tries to bum rush Alexander with a series of wild strikes but Alexander uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters circling a little - Alexander finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Payne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Payne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexander.
Payne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alexander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexander has taken the fight to the clinch.
Payne landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexander breaks from the clinch.
Alexander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexander connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payne scrambles back to his feet.
Good leg kick by Alexander there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Payne lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander throws a push kick but Payne slaps the foot to one side.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander with a jab.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alexander loads up on a big right hand but Payne slips the punch.
Alexander misses with a low kick.
Alexander slips a jab from Payne.
Alexander throws a nice inside leg kick.
Max Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne moves out of range of the leg kick from Alexander.
Some bone on bone action there as Alexander checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alexander instigates a clinch.
Alexander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Payne is trying to break the clinch but Alexander has him pressed against the cage.
Alexander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alexander.
Payne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Payne in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Payne throws an elbow but misses.
Payne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alexander tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Payne.
A nice left hand lands by Alexander.
Payne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ludvig Alexander has been cut.
Alexander works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Alexander manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Alexander.
Alexander lands with a nice body punch.
Alexander with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander loads up on a big right hand but Payne slips the punch.
Payne throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexander now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Payne throws a hook but Alexander avoids it easily.
Payne throws a front kick that sends Alexander stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludvig Alexander comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alexander 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludvig Alexander!
During a confident post fight interview, Ludvig Alexander thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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