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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stryker Payne (ranked 1052 p4p, 141 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 1148 p4p, 156 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
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195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pato tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it. Payne appears to be looking for a big counter. Payne slips under a jab from Pato. A little feinted left hand from Payne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Pato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne appears to be looking for a big counter. Pato sizes up Payne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Pato instigates a clinch. Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Good body shot from Pato.
Payne tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Payne misses with a short punch on the inside. Payne blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pato scores with a nice hook to the head. Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne lands an uppercut. Pato lands with a light punch inside. Pato scores with a shoulder strike. Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Payne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Payne. Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage. Payne working aggressively here.
Pato tries a body shot but Payne blocks it.
Payne lands with a short head shot on the inside. Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Pato. A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land. Pato is trying to maintain a safe position but Payne gets an underhook and turns Pato into the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payne. Pato gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Payne throws a head punch that misses. Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Pato.
Good body shot from Pato.
Payne is breathing heavily. Pato working aggressively here.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Payne.
Pato is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Payne pulls him back up using the underhooks. Pato misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Pato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Pato misses with some punches.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Payne backwards. Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Payne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Pato drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Pato has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Payne seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pato can turn it around. Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Payne controls his hands.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne throws a head punch that misses. Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd cheers as Pato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Payne doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Stryker Payne has been cut. Payne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Payne pushes him off. Payne appears to be looking for a big counter. Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it. Payne went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Pato doesn't manage to clinch there - Payne circles away.
Pato moves into the clinch. Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Pato blocks an uppercut.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payne's elbow. Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Payne.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato prevents a body shot from Payne. Payne pushes Pato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pato misses with a short punch on the inside. Pato working aggressively here.
Pato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards. Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Pato prevents a body shot from Payne. Payne lands an uppercut. Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pato lands a shot to the body. Pato lands a hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato dominated that round. The cut man is working on Stryker Payne's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payne keeps the fight on the outside. Payne seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Pato moves into range and clinches up with Payne. Pato tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pato misses with some punches.
Guillermo Pato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Payne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards. Payne lands with a right to the head. Payne is trying to break the clinch but Pato is controlling him. A head punch blocked on the inside by Pato. Payne lands a body punch. Pato tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Pato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Pato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Payne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payne misses with a body punch.
Pato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pato tries to clinch and Payne counters with a stiff right hand. Pato misses with a hook to the body
and Payne counters with a two punch combo. Pato fails in his attempt to clinch. A little feinted left hand from Payne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Pato tries to clinch up. It looked like Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Pato misses with an uppercut
and Payne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Nice jab there from Pato. Stryker Payne is winning the standup battle so far. Pato darts in trying to clinch and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Pato wants to clinch up but Payne keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pato tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Pato looks to clinch letting Payne counter with a right hand. Stryker Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Payne staying out of range there. Good standup being displayed there by Pato as he connects with a hook. Payne gets tackled into the cage by Pato. Pato maintains the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Payne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Payne wants to get back to striking at distance but Pato won't allow it.
Pato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Payne breaks the clinch.
Pato throws a poor cross that misses
and Payne counters with a nice uppercut. Pato tries to clinch up. Payne throws a big counter combination but Pato scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Pato fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne throws a big counter combination but Pato scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Pato closes the distance and pushes Payne back into the cage. Payne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body. Payne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Payne manages to break the clinch.
Pato closes the distance but Payne moves to the side and Payne counters with a crisp one two that drops Pato! Payne thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Pato to his feet! Pato is in big trouble! 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! Pato wants to clinch and Payne counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Pato off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Payne follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Pato was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stryker Payne! After winning the bout, Stryker 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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