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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angelo San Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo San Diego could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Paine's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo San Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine moves into the clinch.
Paine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of San Diego backwards.
Paine is working San Diego over against the cage.
San Diego is looking to break free of the clinch but Paine has double underhooks.
Paine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Diego wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
San Diego is trying to break the clinch but Paine is controlling him.
San Diego can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paine.
San Diego pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San Diego throws a jab when Paine was well out of range.
Paine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Paine.
San Diego was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
San Diego thuds a left hand into Paine's body.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Paine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Diego looks to land a right hand but Paine moved out of range.
Paine is looking to clinch.
San Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
Paine tries to counter with a clinch but San Diego shakes him off and moves away.
San Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine throws a good cross that connects.
San Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
San Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paine manages to avoid it.
San Diego tries to keep at a distance but Paine has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Diego.
San Diego breaks from the clinch.
San Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
San Diego dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paine tries to clinch up
and San Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
San Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
A big right from San Diego misses.
San Diego seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Diego cracks Paine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent San Diego stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
San Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paine moves out of range as San Diego strikes.
Paine scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Diego. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by San Diego there.
Paine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Paine on the inside.
Paine can't find room to land a body shot as San Diego controls the action.
San Diego breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by San Diego.
An attempted straight right counter from San Diego misses the target.
Paine lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paine's head backwards.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paine clinches up with San Diego and pushes him back against the cage.
Paine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Paine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite San Diego's efforts to push away.
Paine prevents San Diego from breaking the clinch.
San Diego can't break the clinch.
San Diego manages to break the clinch.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Paine.
A swing and a miss from Paine.
Paine throws a looping overhand right but San Diego ducks down to avoid it.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
San Diego paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Paine throws a hook but San Diego blocks it.
Paine slips a jab from San Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego misses with a looping right.
San Diego throws the left hand but Paine avoids the punch easily.
Paine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
San Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paine misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from San Diego misses its target.
San Diego misses with a body punch
and Paine counters with a straight right hand.
Paine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Diego.
San Diego throws a hook but Paine blocks it.
Paine thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Diego throws a shot to the body.
A big left from San Diego misses.
San Diego misses with a jab to the body
and Paine counters with a straight right hand.
San Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
San Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
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 Angelo San Diego will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Paine takes a jab right on the kisser.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
San Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paine.
Paine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Paine.
It looked like San Diego wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paine misses the body punch
and San Diego counters with a left to the body.
Paine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Paine jabs at San Diego's body.
Paine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San Diego.
San Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from San Diego.
San Diego dips to his left and cracks Paine with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
Paine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from San Diego.
Paine tries to close the distance and clinch up but San Diego swats him away and circles back towards the center.
San Diego moves away from the strike by Paine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine staying out of range there.
Paine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Diego.
A little jabbing left from Paine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
San Diego throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
San Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paine can do to turn this around?
San Diego misses with a looping right.
San Diego throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paine.
San Diego connects with a crisp jab.
Paine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Paine throws a series of punches but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego is looking to counter punch.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
Paine slips a jab from San Diego.
Paine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and San Diego connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Paine scrambles back to his feet.
San Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paine.
San Diego throws a right hand that misses
and Paine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Angelo San Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
San Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paine.
San Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paine manages to avoid it.
Paine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Diego.
Paine doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but San Diego was well out of range. Poor timing from Paine.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
Paine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Paine 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.
San Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
San Diego takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and San Diego counters with a right hand to the body.
San Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paine.
Paine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
San Diego throws a looping overhand right but Paine ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Paine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from San Diego finds it's way round the side to connect with Paine's head.
Paine looks to throw the jab but San Diego is out of range.
San Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paine moves away.
San Diego throws a lazy right hand but Paine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed San Diego momentarily.
San Diego stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Paine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paine on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Paine moves out of range of the strikes.
Paine scores with a jab.
Angelo San Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine misses with a shot to the body
and San Diego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paine thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
San Diego takes a swing at Paine's ribcage but misses.
San Diego misses with a hook
and Paine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Paine.
San Diego moves out of range as Paine strikes.
A shot to the body from San Diego misses
and Paine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
San Diego looks to land a left hand but Paine moved out of range nicely.
Paine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paine misses with a hook. San Diego ducked under it nicely.
Paine connects with a looping right hand.
San Diego throws a hook to the side of Paine's head but Paine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Paine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
San Diego looks to land a left hand but Paine moved out of range nicely.
Paine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but San Diego moves away.
Paine misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo San Diego dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
San Diego with a body punch. A glancing blow.
San Diego swings for the body but Paine moves out of range.
San Diego misses with a straight left.
Paine slips a jab from San Diego.
San Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paine throws a hook but San Diego blocks it.
San Diego avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
San Diego misses with a looping right.
A jab from San Diego finds it's way through Paine's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. San Diego catches Paine right on the button with a cross.
Paine fails in his attempt to clinch.
San Diego throws a shot to the body.
Paine misses with a body shot.
San Diego dips to his left and cracks Paine with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine walks into a jab.
Paine defending well as San Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Paine tries to move into range but San Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
San Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good standup being displayed there by San Diego as he connects with a hook.
San Diego's corner calls for a 1-2. San Diego obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
San Diego throws a lazy right hand but Paine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paine let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Paine stuns San Diego with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
Paine walks into a straight right hand from San Diego.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
San Diego misses with an uppercut.
San Diego misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from San Diego.
Paine tries to counter by closing the distance.
Paine clobbers San Diego with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Paine slips under a jab.
San Diego throws a hook but Paine blocks it.
San Diego swings for the body but Paine moves out of range.
San Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paine missing with a left hand there. San Diego was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paine throws a body punch but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego sizes up Paine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
San Diego works the jab nicely.
San Diego lands an overhand right.
Paine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michael Paine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San Diego fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Diego keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Diego fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
San Diego looks to throw the jab but Paine is out of range.
Paine swings for the body but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego works the jab nicely.
Paine misses with a looping left.
Paine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Angelo San Diego is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
San Diego 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.
Paine wants to clinch up but San Diego keeps it at a distance.
San Diego scores with a punch to the head.
San Diego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paine. Paine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paine. San Diego does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for San Diego. That snapped Paine's head back.
A jab from Paine misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for San Diego.
Paine swings for the body but San Diego moves out of range.
Paine takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San Diego avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
San Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Paine's shoulder, as Paine tries to avoid the shot.
San Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paine manages to avoid it.
Paine throws a jab but it's blocked by San Diego.
Paine takes one on the button.
Paine throws out a loose jab but San Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paine throws a jab but it's blocked by San Diego.
San Diego is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo San Diego showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San Diego, 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo San Diego!
Angelo San Diego made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Clothing in his post fight interview.
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