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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Welcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Welcher told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elvin Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Welcher!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton fails with a takedown attempt.
Welcher changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Welcher lands a jab-cross combination.
Welcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton staying out of range there.
Patton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Welcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Patton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Welcher circles away.
Welcher looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welcher misses with a double jab.
Welcher swinging wildly here.
Welcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Welcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patton.
Patton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Patton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Welcher on his heels. He'll look to pass Welcher's guard now, I'm sure.
Patton throwing strikes but missing.
Patton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patton throws a big elbow that misses.
Patton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Welcher looks winded!
Patton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is looking to work some ground and pound but Welcher has wrist control.
Patton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welcher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patton stays in close to Welcher's body and controls the position.
Patton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Patton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Welcher keeping moving, preventing Patton from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton slips a jab and a cross from Welcher.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Welcher moves out of range easily.
Dylan Welcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welcher misses with a combination
and Patton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welcher lands with a cross.
Welcher goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Welcher throws out the jab.
A combination from Welcher does no damage.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Welcher.
Horrible takedown attempt by Patton or perhaps it was just good defense by Welcher, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Welcher misses.
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!
Welcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Welcher sprawls well. Welcher wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patton gets slowly back to his feet.
Welcher tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Welcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patton.
Welcher is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Welcher misses with an uppercut
and Patton counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Welcher dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice uppercut there from Welcher.
Welcher gets caught flat footed, as Patton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Welcher is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Patton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Welcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patton's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Patton is trying to drag Welcher to the mat but Welcher just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Welcher is trying to break the clinch but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Welcher prevents it.
Patton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Welcher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
Welcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Patton has double underhooks.
Welcher is trying to break the clinch but Patton is controlling him.
Welcher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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.
Patton slowing the pace effectively.
Patton tries to pull guard but Welcher forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Welcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
Patton is pushing Welcher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Welcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Welcher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Welcher lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Welcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patton is looking to counter the offense by Welcher and move into the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Patton.
Welcher sneaks out the side door and pushes Patton away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Welcher is breathing heavily.
Welcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Welcher tries to bum rush Patton with a series of wild strikes but Patton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welcher misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Welcher misses.
Welcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Welcher throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Patton is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Welcher.
Patton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Welcher quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Patton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Patton lands a nice short elbow.
Welcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patton.
Patton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Patton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Welcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Welcher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck for Patton with that takedown attempt.
Welcher jabs Patton right on the nose. Patton blinks but takes it well.
Welcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Patton shoots in but Welcher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Welcher misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welcher jabs Patton right on the nose. Patton blinks but takes it well.
Welcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Welcher lunges at Patton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Patton's hand.
Welcher looks to land a combination but Patton avoids it well.
Patton staying out of range there.
Welcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patton slips a straight right by Welcher.
An attempted straight right counter from Patton misses the target.
Patton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Welcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton looking to score a takedown here. Welcher is defending well but Patton drives through and ends up in Welcher's guard.
Patton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Patton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patton looking to sit in guard and control but Welcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Welcher has passed into half guard!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welcher decides to stand up.
Welcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patton.
Welcher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Patton back to the cage. Welcher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Patton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Welcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Welcher cracks Patton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dylan Welcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Welcher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Welcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welcher works Patton's body with a nice hook.
Patton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Welcher but Welcher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Welcher looks to land a combination but Patton avoids it well.
Patton feinted with a counter takedown.
Patton shoots for a takedown but Welcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Welcher throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Welcher slaps away a takedown attempt from Patton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Welcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Welcher winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Welcher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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