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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company. Max Payne acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz digs a good body shot into Payne's ribs.
Payne checks a low kick from Strunz.
Payne lands a glancing blow to the side of Strunz's head.
Strunz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Strunz lands a head kick. Payne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Strunz throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strunz.
Strunz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strunz.
Jab by Payne.
Payne lands with a straight right. Strunz didn't see that one coming.
Strunz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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 shoots in for a takedown but Strunz shows good takedown defense.
Payne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Payne moves out of range of the leg kick from Strunz.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Strunz moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Bronko Strunz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Strunz misses with a low kick as Payne jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz throws a lazy uppercut
and Payne counters with a big head kick but Strunz shrugs it off.
Payne checks a low kick from Strunz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Strunz checks a leg kick.
Payne cracks the inside of Strunz's front leg.
A jab from Strunz misses.
Strunz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payne goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Strunz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Strunz throws a low kick but Payne moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Strunz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick from Payne misses.
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Payne.
Strunz misses with a left hand
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strunz misses with a wild combination.
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!
Strunz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Strunz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz tries to score with a low kick but Payne moves his leg out of the way.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz looks to throw the jab but Payne is out of range.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strunz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Strunz throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz misses with a low kick as Payne jumps back.
Payne throws a solid leg kick but Strunz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Payne.
Payne drops his hands momentarily and Strunz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Payne defending well as Strunz loads up on a big left hand.
Payne checks a leg kick.
Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Strunz misses with an uppercut.
Payne closes the distance and pushes Strunz back into the cage.
Strunz misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne lands an elbow that stopped Strunz in his tracks for a moment.
Strunz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne working aggressively here.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strunz is working Payne over against the cage.
Strunz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strunz lands a shoulder strike.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strunz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Payne blocks a body shot from Strunz.
Payne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Strunz avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strunz.
A head punch on the inside from Strunz fails to land.
Payne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payne landing knees to the body.
Strunz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strunz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strunz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Paynes head.
Payne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strunz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strunz.
Payne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strunz lands a body punch.
Strunz has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Strunz blocks the elbow strike.
Good body shot from Strunz.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Strunz blocks the elbow strike.
Payne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Payne pushes Strunz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne prevents a body shot from Strunz.
I was talking to Strunz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Strunz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Strunz misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strunz blocks an elbow strike from Payne.
Payne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strunz.
Strunz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strunz.
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 Bronko Strunz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Strunz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strunz misses with a looping left.
Strunz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Payne tries a head kick but it misses.
Strunz is looking to land body kicks.
Payne checks a low kick from Strunz.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Strunz misses.
Payne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Payne misses with a head kick.
Strunz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Payne pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Strunz back to the cage. Payne follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Strunz connects with a nice looking jab.
Strunz cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Strunz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice cross by Strunz.
Nice defenses there by Payne.
Strunz is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
Payne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strunz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payne instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne lands a body shot.
Strunz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne takes a shot to the head.
Payne putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Strunz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Payne lands a nice elbow.
Strunz tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Strunz back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payne.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Strunz.
Strunz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strunz can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Strunz lands with a left to the head.
Payne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Strunz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Payne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strunz.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strunz avoids the elbow strike from Payne, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz misses with a punch on the inside.
Strunz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strunz dips to his left and cracks Payne with an uppercut!
Payne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Strunz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strunz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strunz.
Strunz lands a nice looking body shot.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne throws a front kick aimed at Strunz's knee but Strunz avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Strunz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Strunz.
Payne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strunz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
Payne wants to clinch up but Strunz keeps it at a distance.
Strunz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strunz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne lands a high kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Payne.
Strunz throws a big shot that misses.
Payne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Strunz swinging wildly here.
Strunz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Strunz throws a quick counter head kick but Payne was just out of range.
Strunz defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payne with a jab.
Strunz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payne blocks the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz tests Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Payne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Payne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strunz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strunz motions for Payne to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz cracks Payne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strunz tries a low kick but Payne avoids it.
Strunz scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
Strunz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Strunz moves away from the strike by Payne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Strunz with a hook.
Payne throws a right and a left that Strunz avoids nicely.
Payne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Strunz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
That's time! Strunz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Payne is looking to slow Strunz down with leg kicks.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz wants to land a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Payne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strunz.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Strunz.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strunz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payne 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 tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne avoids the head kick by Strunz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strunz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Payne is looking to chop away at Strunz's legs.
Payne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Strunz misses.
Payne steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Strunz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strunz. That's going to slow Payne down.
Strunz misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
Payne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Payne misses with a body kick.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Payne throws a front kick aimed at Strunz's knee but Strunz avoids it well.
A thudding body kick lands there by Strunz!
Payne stuns Strunz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strunz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Payne blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Payne.
A jab from Strunz does it's job there.
Strunz missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Payne scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne misses with a low kick as Strunz jumps back.
Payne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Strunz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strunz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Strunz throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payne slips under a jab from Strunz.
Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Payne - that will leave a mark!
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch but Strunz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strunz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strunz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Payne. That snapped Strunz's head back.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strunz, as that shot connected.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Strunz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strunz.
A low kick from Strunz is predictable there
and Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Strunz throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Max Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Strunz throws the left hand but Payne avoids the punch easily.
Payne throws a chopping leg kick but Strunz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Strunz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Payne slips a jab from Strunz.
Nice shot by Strunz.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Payne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Strunz connects with the punch.
Payne misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne throws a leg kick
and Strunz counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Strunz.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Strunz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Strunz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Strunz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Payne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strunz doesn't seem phased though.
Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strunz scores with a nice body kick.
Strunz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Payne's calf.
Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strunz wants to land a leg kick but Payne is out of range.
Strunz moves out of range of the strikes.
Payne scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne tries to work over Strunz's front leg with a kick but Strunz checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Strunz, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Strunz!
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