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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo San Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Angelo San Diego has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Paine's chin.
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145 lbs
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143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelo San Diego!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
San Diego looks to throw the jab but Paine is out of range.
San Diego lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paine at a distance.
San Diego misses with a shot to the body
and Paine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Paine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paine lands with an overhand left.
Paine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paine throws a right and a left that San Diego avoids nicely.
San Diego takes a swing at Paine's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Paine misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Paine lands a jab to San Diego's midsection.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
Paine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as San Diego throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
San Diego defending well as Paine loads up on a big left hand.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from San Diego misses.
Paine misses with a right hand
and San Diego cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck San Diego on the side of the head.
Paine moves into range and connects with a jab.
San Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paine was well out of range. Poor timing from San Diego.
Paine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
San Diego has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
San Diego displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
San Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws an overhand right that lands on San Diego's shoulder, as San Diego tries to avoid the shot.
Paine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego misses with a left hand
letting Paine counter with a right hand.
Paine connects with a crisp jab.
Paine falls off balance throwing a combination
and San Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from San Diego. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Paine throws a series of punches but San Diego avoids them all with ease.
Paine throws a series of punches but San Diego moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine 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 looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
Paine throws a right and a left that San Diego avoids nicely.
San Diego misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Paine.
Paine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Paine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San Diego.
Paine throws a body shot but no joy.
San Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paine misses with a body shot.
Paine looks to throw the jab but San Diego is out of range.
It seemed like San Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
San Diego lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Diego with a hook.
San Diego takes a swing at Paine's ribcage but misses.
Paine takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
San Diego throws a body punch but Paine moves out of range.
Paine was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Paine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits San Diegos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paine scores with a jab. San Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
San Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
Paine misses with a looping right.
San Diego throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Paine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
San Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Paine.
Paine throws a good cross that connects.
Paine misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and San Diego releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Michael Paine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paine avoids the body shot from San Diego.
Paine moves away from the strike by San Diego.
San Diego takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
San Diego throws a sloppy body shot
and Paine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paine throws a body punch but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Paine has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego throws a good cross that connects.
Paine just misses with a punch to the body.
San Diego cracks a nice hook into Paine's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paine cracks San Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Michael Paine is winning the standup battle so far.
Paine looks to throw the jab but San Diego is out of range.
San Diego throws a lazy right hand but Paine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Diego uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Paine misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like San Diego was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Paine slips a jab from San Diego.
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 lunges at San Diego with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by San Diego's hand.
Paine throws a poor cross that misses
and San Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
San Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Paine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Paine throws a right hand that misses
and San Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine misses with a hook. San Diego ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from San Diego misses its intended target.
Paine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
San Diego misses with a body shot
and Paine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paine misses with a wild body shot.
Paine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that San Diego can do to turn this around?
Paine throws a sloppy body shot
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Paine misses with an uppercut.
A nice side step and San Diego releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
San Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine cracks San Diego with an open hand slap.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
San Diego slips a jab from Paine.
A jab from Paine finds it's way through San Diego's defenses.
San Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Paine counters with a left to the body.
San Diego cracks Paine with a right hand to the side of the head.
San Diego connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
San Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine counters with a nice uppercut.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
Nice defenses there by San Diego.
San Diego gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Paine coming out on top.
Paine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Paine defending well as San Diego loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
Paine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and San Diego connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A cross from Paine lands.
San Diego misses with a wild body shot.
San Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Diego is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Paine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Paine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paine misses with an uppercut
and San Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
San Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paine.
San Diego cracks Paine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Paine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can San Diego finish him?
Paine is rocked!
San Diego throws a hook but Paine blocks it.
Oh Paine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
San Diego slips under a jab.
San Diego digs a good hook to Paine's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine misses with an uppercut. San Diego saw that one coming.
San Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by San Diego.
Paine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from San Diego on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Paine misses with a body punch
and San Diego counters with a left to the body.
Paine seems to have got his legs back now.
San Diego feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Paine sprawling to the canvas! Paine rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can San Diego finish him?!
San Diego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paine.
Paine looks to score with a jab to the body but San Diego is just out of range.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - San Diego throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paine throws out a loose jab but San Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
San Diego throws a body punch but Paine moves out of range.
Paine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
San Diego throws a jab but it's blocked by Paine.
San Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paine manages to avoid it.
Paine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Diego.
Paine misses with a right hand
and San Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paine misses with a hook. San Diego ducked under it nicely.
Paine throws a body punch but San Diego moves out of range.
San Diego doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paine takes a swing at San Diego's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for San Diego.
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and San Diego counters with a straight right hand.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and San Diego counters with a nice right hand that sends Paine toppling to the canvas! Paine scrambles and gets back to his feet - can San Diego finish him?!
Paine misses with a few strikes there.
San Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San Diego lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Paine.
San Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Paine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
San Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine counters with a nice uppercut.
Paine throws a hook but San Diego avoids it easily.
Paine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Diego.
Paine is looking to counter punch.
San Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
San Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paine thinking.
San Diego swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Paine was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from San Diego.
Paine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from San Diego does it's job there.
Paine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps San Diego's head backwards.
Paine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and San Diego makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Paine misses its intended target.
San Diego looks to land a left hand but Paine moved out of range nicely.
Paine misses with a straight left.
San Diego uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paine.
San Diego now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
San Diego misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between San Diego's hands.
San Diego connects with a body shot that sends Paine's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo San Diego really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paine lands a nice looking body shot.
Paine misses with a right hand
and San Diego counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Paine coming out on top.
San Diego avoids the body shot from Paine.
San Diego lands a right hook to the body.
San Diego throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Paine to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Paine misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Diego missing with a left hand there. Paine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paine throws a big shot that misses.
San Diego just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
San Diego lands a jab to Paine's midsection.
San Diego misses with an uppercut. Paine saw that one coming.
San Diego lands with a nice body punch.
San Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paine.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from San Diego! But no joy.
Paine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Paine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
San Diego takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
San Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Paine.
San Diego scores with a hook to the body. Paine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
San Diego has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from San Diego there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paine throws a hook but San Diego avoids it easily.
San Diego lunges at Paine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Paine's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! San Diego has knocked Paine down with a huge combo! San Diego steps away and waves a wobbly Paine back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A looping hook to the body misses from San Diego. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
San Diego has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paine throws the left hand but San Diego avoids the punch easily.
San Diego looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Paine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
San Diego takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Paine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Paine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paine.
Paine throws a lazy uppercut
and San Diego counters with a crisp right hand that drops Paine! San Diego lets Paine back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Diego.
It looked like Paine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
San Diego throws out a loose jab but Paine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paine lands a really nice looking cross but San Diego seems unphased.
Paine thuds a left hand into San Diego's body.
Paine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
San Diego closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Paine! San Diego dives in looking to finish! Paine is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo San Diego!
Angelo San Diego is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Angelo San Diego made sure he mentioned Aspire Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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