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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Asko Ilmarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson has chosen "Still Unbroken" by Lynyrd Skynyrd as his entrance music. Russell Patterson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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225 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asko Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patterson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ilmarinen's efforts to push away.
Patterson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ilmarinen is trying to keep an underhook but Patterson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Patterson postures up.
Patterson stands up out of the half guard.
Patterson drives through and clinches with Ilmarinen against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ilmarinen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson wants to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson prevents Ilmarinen from moving into mount.
Ilmarinen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ilmarinen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Patterson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Patterson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ilmarinen tries to keep at a distance but Patterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ilmarinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russell Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ilmarinen dives in for a single leg takedown but Patterson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Patterson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen feints and as Patterson raises his hands in defense, Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ilmarinen looking to sit in guard and control but Patterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Patterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ilmarinen keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.
Ilmarinen is working an open guard so Patterson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patterson is fending him off so far but Ilmarinen persists. Nope, Patterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson checks the leg kick.
Ilmarinen tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson has Ilmarinen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Patterson managing to block the knees to the body from Ilmarinen.
Patterson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ilmarinen uses from the top position.
Patterson is trying to keep Ilmarinen in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen looking to sit in guard and control but Patterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ilmarinen is pulling down on Patterson's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Patterson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Patterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ilmarinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Patterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Patterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ilmarinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patterson.
Ilmarinen is looking to get back to full guard here but Patterson has managed to pass to side control instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a looping left.
Patterson moves into the clinch.
Patterson stalling in the clinch but Ilmarinen improves position.
Ilmarinen successfully pulls guard.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ilmarinen working a defensive guard here.
Ilmarinen lands some strikes from the bottom.
Ilmarinen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ilmarinen is trying to control the position but Patterson postures up.
Patterson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patterson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ilmarinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ilmarinen looking to control.
Ilmarinen pulls Patterson in close to prevent any damage.
Patterson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ilmarinen tries for a takedown but Patterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patterson tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ilmarinen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ilmarinen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Patterson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ilmarinen but great work by Patterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen looking for a sweep but Patterson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Russell Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ilmarinen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Patterson is thwarting Ilmarinen's attempts to control the position.
Patterson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen moves into the clinch.
Ilmarinen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Patterson drives through with a takedown into Ilmarinen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ilmarinen working a defensive guard here.
Ilmarinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ilmarinen is trying to hold Patterson in close to prevent damage but Patterson has managed to pass into half guard.
Ilmarinen tries to get to full guard but Patterson has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen is trying to control but Patterson manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson avoids the attempt from Ilmarinen to control.
Patterson looking to control but Ilmarinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ilmarinen tries to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Ilmarinen is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Patterson wants to take Ilmarinen's back here but Ilmarinen is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patterson has control of Ilmarinen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ilmarinen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Ilmarinen tries to hold on but Patterson pushes him away.
Ilmarinen is trying to escape the mount.
Ilmarinen just holding on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ilmarinen is just holding on here. Patterson manages to take his back.
Ilmarinen is really stuck here.
Patterson is looking for the choke from the back position but Ilmarinen is controlling his hands well.
Patterson trying to control momentarily.
Ilmarinen trying to control the action but Patterson just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen wants to get back to his feet.
Ilmarinen trying to control but not successfully.
Asko Ilmarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Russell Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen is really stuck here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patterson 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Patterson!
A pretty intense looking Russell Patterson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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hype
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pop
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