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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 723 p4p, 100 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 1385 p4p, 186 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Company. Max Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice uppercut lands for Anstey. That snapped Payne's head back.
Anstey misses with a leg kick
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Anstey checks a low kick from Payne.
Anstey 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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anstey misses with the body kick
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anstey lands with a cross.
Payne throws the left hand but Anstey avoids the punch easily.
Payne throws a jab but it's blocked by Anstey.
Anstey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anstey takes one on the button.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payne.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Anstey misses the target.
Anstey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anstey scores with a jab. Payne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Payne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey punishes Payne's body with a nice straight punch.
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey lands a jab.
Payne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Anstey.
Anstey misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Anstey throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Payne half committed to a counter leg kick.
Anstey throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot.
Anstey moves out of range of the strikes.
Payne connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anstey. Anstey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anstey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Payne.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Anstey.
Payne appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
Anstey blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Payne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anstey's brow.
Anstey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anstey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anstey. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne throws out a leg kick but Anstey moves out of range and Payne only half commits.
Despite the aggression on Anstey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That kick from Payne tenderised Anstey's leg. Anstey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anstey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payne.
A little jabbing left from Anstey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anstey thuds his right hand into Payne's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Payne scores with a hook to the body. Anstey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Payne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Anstey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payne thuds a left hand into Anstey's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Payne.
Payne blocks a jab.
Payne scores with a leg kick.
Anstey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Anstey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Anstey tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Anstey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Payne missing with a left hand there. Anstey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Payne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anstey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Payne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anstey walks into a stiff left hand from Payne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey 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.
Anstey thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anstey.
Anstey is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Payne throws the kick towards the body but Anstey avoids it.
Payne slips under a jab from Anstey.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anstey!
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne throws a jab when Anstey was well out of range.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anstey.
Payne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Anstey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anstey thumps Payne with a low kick.
Anstey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Payne throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Payne misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Corwin Anstey will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anstey throws a head kick that half lands.
Payne throws a series of strikes that have Anstey backpedaling.
Payne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Anstey's head.
Payne will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anstey throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Anstey 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 shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Anstey eats them both and turns towards Payne to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anstey misses with a body kick.
Payne defending well as Anstey loads up on a big left hand.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Payne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anstey!
It looks like Max Payne has been cut.
Anstey gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne avoids the head kick by Anstey.
Anstey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey scores with a jab. Payne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anstey.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Anstey is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
Anstey catches Payne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anstey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Payne misses with the combination.
Corwin Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Payne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anstey.
Anstey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left and a right from Anstey both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey tests Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Anstey.
Payne avoids a kick to the body.
Payne scores with a punch to the head.
Anstey throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Anstey. Those never looked like landing.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
Anstey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Payne misses.
Anstey throws a head kick that misses.
Anstey is looking to slow Payne down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Payne feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Anstey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Payne blocks a leg kick.
Payne lands with a straight right. Anstey didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anstey is rocked!
It looks like Corwin Anstey has been cut.
Anstey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey is still on wobbly legs! Can Payne finish him?
Payne throws a good cross that connects.
Payne takes a swing at Anstey's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Payne misses
and Anstey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey seems to have recovered his senses.
Anstey misses with a body shot.
Payne tried to counter with a leg kick but Anstey avoided it.
Anstey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Anstey.
Sloppy strikes from Anstey. Those never looked like landing.
Anstey misses with a low kick.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
Payne feints and then cracks Anstey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anstey down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne misses with a low kick.
Payne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Payne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ansteys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A bone on bone clash there as Anstey blocks the leg kick.
Payne thumps Anstey with a low kick.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Payne scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Payne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anstey is looking for the big counter here.
Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anstey counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Anstey as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Anstey misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne misses with an uppercut
letting Anstey counter with a right hand.
Anstey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Anstey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corwin Anstey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anstey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Anstey cracks Payne with a good jab.
Anstey tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Payne walks into a straight right hand from Anstey.
Anstey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Payne.
Anstey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anstey moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anstey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anstey lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Payne connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey is looking to clinch but Payne is avoiding it.
Anstey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Payne.
Payne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey throws out a counter right but Payne avoids it with no problem.
Anstey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Anstey.
Payne moves out of range as Anstey strikes.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
Anstey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anstey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Anstey.
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Anstey's front leg but catches the back leg as Anstey tries to avoid it.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anstey in his tracks.
Anstey misses with a combination
and Payne counters with a crisp one two that drops Anstey! Payne thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Anstey to his feet! Anstey is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey motions for Payne to come forward. Anstey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
A thudding body kick lands there by Payne!
Payne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anstey is out of range and Payne settles back down.
Payne throws out a leg kick but Anstey moves out of range and Payne only half commits.
Payne lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anstey slips a straight right by Payne.
Payne misses with a low kick as Anstey jumps back.
Anstey dodges the punch combination from Payne.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Payne.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anstey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
Anstey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anstey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Anstey.
Anstey moves into the clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anstey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anstey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Payne tries to work over Anstey's front leg with a kick but Anstey checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Payne lands with a hook. Anstey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anstey 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.
Anstey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anstey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Payne.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payne stuns Anstey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Payne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anstey's calf.
Payne tries to land a leg kick but Anstey saw it coming and moves away.
Anstey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Payne blocks a jab.
Anstey throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Anstey.
Anstey lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Corwin Anstey just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Payne throws a one two combo.
Anstey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Payne connects with a body shot.
Anstey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne 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.
Anstey throws a leg kick which misses Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Payne tries to avoid it.
Anstey swinging wildly here.
Payne cracks the inside of Anstey's front leg.
Payne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Payne wants to slow Anstey down by chopping away at his legs.
Payne misses with a hook. Anstey ducked under it nicely.
Anstey tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Payne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Payne staying out of range there.
Anstey just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Payne gets tackled into the cage by Anstey. Anstey maintains the clinch.
Anstey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Anstey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anstey's efforts to push away.
Anstey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anstey tries to break the clinch but Payne is controlling the position.
Anstey is looking to break free of the clinch but Payne has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne has Anstey pressed against the cage, preventing Anstey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anstey is working Payne over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anstey.
Anstey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Anstey misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Payne misses the target.
Payne takes one to the side of the head.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anstey slips a jab from Payne.
Payne misses with a hook.
Anstey scores with a hook to the body. Payne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anstey moves out of range of the body kick.
Anstey takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payne lands a nice looking body shot.
Anstey defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Payne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Payne slips under a jab from Anstey.
Payne scores with a jab.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Payne does it's job there.
Payne tries to work over Anstey's front leg with a kick but Anstey checks it.
Anstey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Payne at a distance.
Anstey looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Payne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payne throws an overhand right that lands on Anstey's shoulder, as Anstey tries to avoid the shot.
Payne staying out of range there.
Payne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anstey.
Payne blocks a low kick nicely.
Payne looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Anstey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anstey cracks Payne with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Anstey does no damage.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Payne thuds a left hand into Anstey's body.
Payne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne cracks Anstey with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab from Payne finds it's way through Anstey's defenses.
Anstey moves out of range of the strikes.
Anstey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Anstey saw that one coming.
Payne lands with an overhand left.
Anstey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payne counters with a low kick, right behind Anstey 's knee.
Payne lands a really nice looking cross but Anstey seems unphased.
Anstey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Max Payne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Payne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Payne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anstey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anstey has managed to clinch.
Anstey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anstey's efforts to push away.
Payne misses with an elbow over the top.
Anstey is trying to push Payne away but Payne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey can't break the clinch.
Anstey blocks an elbow strike from Payne.
A frustrated look appears on Anstey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anstey is trying to break the clinch but Payne is controlling him.
Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anstey's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anstey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Payne throws a low kick, looking for Anstey's leg but Anstey calmly moves out of range.
Anstey scores with a shot to the body.
Anstey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Payne wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Payne throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Payne.
Payne digs a good body shot into Anstey's ribs.
Anstey checks a leg kick.
Anstey unleashes a big counter combination but Payne bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Anstey misses with a double jab.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anstey.
Anstey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anstey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Payne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
Corwin Anstey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anstey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne tried to score with a low kick but Anstey checks it.
Payne misses with a low kick.
Anstey connects with a right hand. Payne shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payne slips a jab from Anstey.
Anstey misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Anstey finds it's target.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne looks to throw the jab but Anstey is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anstey.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anstey. Payne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anstey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Anstey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Anstey scores with a jab. Payne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Anstey misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
Max Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A clash of legs there as Anstey blocks the low kick.
Payne takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anstey misses with a head kick.
Payne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anstey.
Payne gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anstey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey closes the distance and clinches.
Payne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Payne gets through Anstey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anstey breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Payne.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Anstey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Anstey ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Nice shot by Anstey.
Payne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Anstey tries to score with a low kick but Payne moves his leg out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anstey 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Corwin Anstey!
Corwin Anstey thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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