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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harlan Patterson (ranked 24884 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michalis Dimakos (ranked 6403 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harlan Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Michalis Dimakos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson looks to land a combination but Dimakos avoids it well.
And Dimakos tries to counter it with a takedown but Patterson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dimakos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Patterson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Patterson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Patterson tries to get to full guard but Dimakos has control of the leg.
Patterson is holding on to half guard well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson trying to control here.
Dimakos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dimakos is looking to advance position but Patterson won't allow it.
Dimakos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Patterson is just riding it out for now. Dimakos eventually gives up the hold.
Dimakos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patterson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dimakos is looking to stall here but Patterson recovers full guard.
Patterson is pulling down on Dimakos's head to control his posture.
Dimakos is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Patterson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Patterson has escaped and now he's on top!
Patterson being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakos is striking but Patterson is not phased and passes to half guard.
Patterson prevents Dimakos from improving his position.
Patterson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dimakos's head.
That's four 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.
Dimakos pushes Patterson off but Patterson dives into side control.
Dimakos wants to get back to his feet but Patterson drags him back down.
You can see the frustration on Dimakos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dimakos is trying to improve his position.
Dimakos trying his best to control but Patterson has mounted him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dimakos is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dimakos and Patterson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dimakos is looking to reverse the position.
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 Harlan Patterson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dimakos gets a double leg takedown into Patterson's guard.
Patterson trying to control the position.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Dimakos tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dimakos trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson misses with a head shot.
Dimakos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakos is trying to get back to full guard.
Dimakos has a hand on Patterson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Patterson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dimakos working to try and regain half guard.
Harlan Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dimakos is squirming around, avoiding Patterson's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dimakos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Dimakos can't escape the position.
Patterson with shots to the head and body - Dimakos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dimakos tries to buck Patterson off but he can't manage it.
Dimakos wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Patterson.
Patterson controlling from mount.
Patterson looking to ground and pound but Dimakos is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakos working to try and regain half guard.
Patterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patterson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dimakos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patterson tries to control but Dimakos wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dimakos wants to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Dimakos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dimakos wants to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patterson lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harlan Patterson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dimakos tries to keep at a distance but Patterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patterson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dimakos trying to control from the bottom.
Dimakos tries to kick Patterson off but Patterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dimakos trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Patterson manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dimakos holds on, trying desperately to control.
Dimakos really wants to buck Patterson off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakos tries to lock up and control but Patterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dimakos is trying desperately to improve position.
Dimakos wants to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dimakos looks a forlorn figure.
Dimakos regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimakos wants to control but Patterson is keeping busy.
Dimakos wants to control but Patterson passes into side.
Dimakos tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.
Dimakos is trying to work for a sweep but Patterson has mounted him!
Patterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dimakos hang on?
Patterson cracks Dimakos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Patterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dimakos can do to turn this around?
Patterson looking to finish Dimakos with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dimakos!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson avoids the attempt from Dimakos to control.
Dimakos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the head.
Patterson working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson working Dimakos over with strikes here.
Patterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Patterson prevents Dimakos from getting the reversal.
Patterson avoids the attempt from Dimakos to control.
Patterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson working Dimakos over with strikes here.
Dimakos is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Patterson.
Patterson tries to control but Dimakos wriggling away.
Patterson with good strikes from the mount here!
Michalis Dimakos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harlan Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dimakos working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harlan Patterson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patterson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harlan Patterson!
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RATING
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