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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 375 p4p, 60 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 278 p4p, 42 weight class). Payne has chosen Bad Company as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29 - 23 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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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
29 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maul has time to react.
Payne throws a nice looking combination but Maul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maul finds it's way round the side to connect with Payne's head.
Nice defenses there by Payne.
Payne instigates a clinch.
Maul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maul.
Payne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Maul swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Payne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne gets caught napping as Maul dives in and scores a takedown. Payne manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maul throws a big right hand that misses.
Maul stops Payne from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Payne pulls Maul in close to prevent any damage.
Maul wants to pass the guard but Payne is keeping the position.
Maul throws a big elbow that misses.
Maul trying to control the position from guard on top but Payne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maul in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maul makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maul won't allow Payne to get back to his feet.
Maul wants to control from the top but Payne keeps moving.
Maul with a nice head shot there.
Payne keeping full guard, as Maul tries to pass.
Maul throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws a big right hand that misses.
Maul throws a big elbow that misses.
Maul is standing up over Payne. Payne looks to escape but Maul dives into side control.
Maul fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ground and pound from Maul seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Maul prevents Payne from escaping the position.
Payne struggling a bit here.
Payne throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A slow jab from Maul misses its intended target.
Maul throws a sloppy head kick and Payne moves out of range easily.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Payne with the counter takedown but Maul avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maul lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a looping right.
Maul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Payne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a straight left.
Maul moves out of range as Payne strikes.
Maul is looking to counter punch.
Payne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maul misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Maul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Payne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Maul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Payne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Payne tries to score with a low kick but Maul moves his leg out of the way.
Payne misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Maul.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Payne saw that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Payne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Payne.
Maul keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Payne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Payne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Payne misses the target.
Maul drops his hands momentarily and Payne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Payne was covering up waiting for the punch and Maul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Payne manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Maul breaks from the clinch.
Payne connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
Payne tries to clinch but Maul is having none of it.
It looked like Maul wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Payne moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Maul has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Maul prevents a body shot from Payne.
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 Paul Maul will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Payne scores with a sloppy right hand. Maul should have avoided that one.
Payne scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Payne throws a looping overhand right but Maul ducks down to avoid it.
Maul defending well as Payne loads up on a big left hand.
Maul appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maul takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice takedown defense from Payne. No joy for Maul on that attempt.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Maul went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Maul checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maul misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Payne stuffs the takedown.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Maul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Maul.
A slow jab from Payne misses its intended target.
Maul tries for a takedown but Payne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maul slips a jab from Payne.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Maul.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Payne takes the fight into the clinch.
Maul works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Payne manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maul blocks it with crossed arms.
Payne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Max Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne throws a low kick but Maul moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Maul.
Maul throws a hook but Payne avoids it easily.
Payne avoids the body shot from Maul.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
Maul looks for a takedown but Payne sprawls well.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne scores with the left hand. Maul knows he should have avoided that one.
Maul lands with a nice body punch.
Good leg kick by Payne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payne pushes Maul up against the cage in a clinch.
Maul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Maul controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Maul.
A short right from Maul on the inside.
Payne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maul avoids it.
Payne missing with knees to the body.
Maul prevents a body shot from Payne.
Maul leaning his opponent against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Payne.
Payne prevents Maul from breaking the clinch.
Payne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Payne lands a body shot.
Maul wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Maul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to land a combination but Maul avoids it well.
Maul appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maul with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
Maul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Payne.
Maul with a poor takedown
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payne misses with a straight right.
Payne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payne is looking to clinch but Maul is avoiding it.
Payne wants to land a leg kick but Maul is out of range.
Maul misses with a right hand
and Payne counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maul lands a body shot.
Maul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Payne misses.
Maul jabs at Payne's body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Maul.
A head kick misses from Maul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Max Payne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maul jabs at Payne's body.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
Paul Maul is winning the standup battle so far.
Maul connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Payne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne blocks a head kick by Maul.
Maul digs a good hook to Payne's body.
Maul avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Maul misses its target.
Maul with a nice cross.
Payne clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Decent striking displayed by Maul there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul dips to his left and cracks Payne with an uppercut!
Maul feints a jab promting Payne to slip. Maul then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Payne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Maul scores with the left hand. Payne knows he should have avoided that one.
Payne tries to clinch up but Maul circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payne on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Maul as he connects with a hook.
Maul blocks a jab.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Donk. Maul catches Payne right on the button with a cross.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maul takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab from Payne.
Maul throws a lazy body kick
and Payne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul stuns Payne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Maul connects with a looping right hand.
Payne moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maul.
A hook to the body from Payne.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maul throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
A short left from Maul.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maul.
Payne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body.
Max Payne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maul effectively controlling the action here.
Maul tries to break free but Payne pushes him back against the cage.
Maul looking to slow down the pace here.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maul gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Payne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Payne.
Maul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maul throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Maul's front leg but catches the back leg as Maul tries to avoid it.
Payne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Payne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payne throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maul connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Payne ducks down to avoid it.
Maul throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Payne.
Maul scores with a decent looking hook.
Payne throws a chopping leg kick but Maul manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
Maul rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne counters with a thumping low kick.
Payne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maul throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Maul misses the target.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne slips under a jab from Maul.
Nice shot lands for Maul.
Maul chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Payne can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Payne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Maul fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Maul showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maul has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Paul Maul!
Paul Maul gave a mention to Dauntless in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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