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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 22918 p4p, 14318 weight class) and Drake Bradstone (ranked 628 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Drake Bradstone was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
Lethal high 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Bradstone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Patterson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bradstone misses with a body shot.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Bradstone pushes him off.
Bradstone chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradstone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradstone throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson is looking to counter punch.
A leg kick checked by Patterson.
Bradstone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Bradstone circles away and keeps his distance.
Bradstone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson throws the kick towards the body but Bradstone avoids it.
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!
Bradstone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bradstone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson rushes Bradstone and presses him up against the cage.
Patterson jumps guard.
Bradstone trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Bradstone preventing the sweep.
Patterson controlling the position.
Bradstone preventing the sweep.
Bradstone stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.
Bradstone 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 trying to control the position here.
Bradstone has gone for a leg lock! Patterson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bradstone's guard.
Bradstone can't keep his opponent in guard - Patterson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control but Bradstone is keeping him busy.
Patterson is looking for a kimura but Bradstone is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patterson to get the leverage.
Bradstone is controlling Patterson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bradstone is not content to let Patterson control the position.
Patterson throwing shots but Bradstone is blocking nicely.
Patterson controlling the action here.
Bradstone moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone pulls Patterson in close to prevent any damage.
Patterson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradstone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Patterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four 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.
Bradstone keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Patterson drives through and clinches with Bradstone against the cage.
Bradstone lands a shoulder strike.
Bradstone gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bradstone smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradstone does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bradstone throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bradstone circles away.
Bradstone throws a big counter head kick but Patterson avoids it with no problem.
Patterson clinches up with Bradstone and pushes him back against the cage.
Bradstone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Patterson lands a shoulder strike.
Bradstone struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Bradstone is trying to trip Patterson. He has hold of a leg but Patterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bradstone persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bradstone with a nice head shot there.
Bradstone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Bradstone lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Bradstone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bradstone with a nice calf kick.
Bradstone takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake Bradstone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown but Bradstone shows good takedown defense.
Bradstone feints a counter leg kick.
Bradstone walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bradstone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradstone.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patterson throws out a loose jab but Bradstone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradstone swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Patterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bradstone defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson clinches.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bradstone walks away with a smile on his face. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson forces Bradstone back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson jumps guard but Bradstone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Bradstone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Bradstone turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Patterson jumps guard but Bradstone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bradstone lands a body shot.
Patterson avoiding damage as Bradstone throws knees to the body.
Bradstone tries to land knees in the clinch but Patterson avoids the damage to the body.
Bradstone'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.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bradstone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Bradstone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bradstone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Patterson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bradstone has Patterson pushed against the cage.
Patterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bradstone smiles and moves away.
Bradstone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bradstone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patterson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bradstone defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone tries a low kick but Patterson avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Bradstone's head back.
Bradstone tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson rushes Bradstone and presses him up against the cage.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Bradstone holds him up against the cage and eventually Patterson drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson jumps guard but Bradstone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bradstone breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bradstone.
Patterson throwing a counter right hand but Bradstone manages to avoid it.
Patterson checks a leg kick nicely.
Patterson is looking to counter the offense by Bradstone and move into the clinch.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Bradstone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bradstone throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot.
Bradstone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Bradstone is avoiding it.
Patterson with a jab.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradstone throws a leg kick but Patterson moved away.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Patterson tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.
Patterson moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBradstone.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Bradstone pushes him off.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bradstone sprawls well. Bradstone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Bradstone scores with a spinning back kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bradstone takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bradstone smiles and moves away.
Bradstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson connects with a leg kick.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bradstone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Bradstone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson wants to clinch.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Bradstone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That kick from Patterson tenderised Bradstone's leg. Bradstone is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patterson tries to clinch but Bradstone is having none of it.
Bradstone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patterson rather than just go for the knockout.
Patterson shoots in but Bradstone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Despite the aggression on Bradstone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bradstone misses the jab.
Bradstone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patterson, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradstone throws an elbow but it misses.
Bradstone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Patterson regains guard immediately.
Bradstone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bradstone is fighting to break Patterson's control of his arms but Patterson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Bradstone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bradstone misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patterson backing away here, and Bradstone unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bradstone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bradstone.
Bradstone cracks Patterson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bradstone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bradstone stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradstone, which made it look bad.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Bradstone is avoiding it.
Patterson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bradstone has Patterson up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bradstone to keep the fight standing.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Bradstone forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patterson avoids the elbow strike from Bradstone, against the cage.
Bradstone breaks the clinch.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bradstone is just out of range.
A nice side step and Bradstone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Bradstone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bradstone throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bradstone darts in and clinches Patterson up against the cage.
Bradstone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
Bradstone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradstone blocks an uppercut.
Bradstone has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Patterson is trying to keep an underhook but Bradstone manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradstone has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bradstone with good strikes from the mount here!
Patterson is bucking up trying to escape but Bradstone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Patterson is in a horrible position here. Bradstone smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bradstone landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patterson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Bradstone.
Bradstone wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
Patterson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bradstone.
Bradstone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bradstone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Patterson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Patterson trying to keep a closed guard but Bradstone is proving a slippery customer.
Bradstone stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradstone connects with a couple of short punches.
Bradstone is stalling in the full guard.
Bradstone throws a big elbow that misses.
Bradstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradstone is pushing down on Patterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Patterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Bradstone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Patterson is looking to control Bradstone's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patterson avoid being mounted?
Bradstone misses with a head shot. Patterson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradstone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake Bradstone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bradstone stands up over Patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patterson is trying to control the position but Bradstone postures up.
Bradstone connects with a couple of short punches.
Patterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bradstone defends well.
Bradstone advances position into side control!
Bradstone tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bradstone has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bradstone controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Bradstone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bradstone 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Bradstone!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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