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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 1210 p4p, 2899 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 188 p4p, 405 weight class). Ainsworth comes to the cage accompanied by Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'. The crowd seem to be enjoying Patterson's choice of entrance music: I'm So High. Nashville Pussy. Wilfred Ainsworth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 cm 22 185 8 - 3 - 1 |
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179 cm 23 188 2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Lethal high kicks Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson! The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ainsworth tests Patterson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Ainsworth lands a slapping body shot.
Patterson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Ainsworth keeps Patterson at a distance using the push kick. The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ainsworth connects with the punch. Patterson misses with a leg kick. Patterson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ainsworth. Ainsworth circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Ainsworth misses with a low kick. A jab from Patterson misses. We've been told by Ainsworth's head coaches at Team Grunt that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Patterson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
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! Patterson lands a jab. Patterson misses with a wild body shot. Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
We've been informed that Patterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Ainsworth misses with a looping left. A big right from Patterson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet. Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Ainsworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
Ainsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson. Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ainsworth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nice jab there from Ainsworth. Ainsworth throws out a loose jab but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it. An inside leg kick from Ainsworth misses. Ainsworth throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson. Good shot there by Patterson. Ainsworth slips a straight right by Patterson. Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Patterson. Ainsworth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patterson throws a low kick but Ainsworth avoids it. Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown but Ainsworth manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patterson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Ainsworth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ainsworth lands with an uppercut that bounces Patterson off the cage and back into range. Ainsworth throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range. Ainsworth throws a right hand that misses
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth backing away here, and Patterson unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Ainsworth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss! Ainsworth appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Ainsworth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patterson's sensitive parts. Ainsworth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Ainsworth throws a right hand that misses
and Patterson counters with a stiff right hand. Patterson tests Ainsworth's chin there with a solid looking shot. Ainsworth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away. Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Ainsworth moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Ainsworth. That's going to slow Patterson down. Ainsworth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Patterson. Ainsworth throws an overhand right that lands on Patterson's shoulder, as Patterson tries to avoid the shot. Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch. Patterson dips to his left and cracks Ainsworth with an uppercut! Patterson cracks Ainsworth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ainsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily. Patterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ainsworth. A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet. Ainsworth slips a jab from Patterson. Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing. A clash of legs there as Ainsworth blocks the low kick. Ainsworth scores with a nice right hand.
Good work by Patterson as he checks the leg kick. Patterson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ainsworth swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Ainsworth throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ainsworth cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs. Ainsworth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Patterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Ainsworth throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters circling a little - Patterson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ainsworth sees it coming and avoids it easily. Patterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Ainsworth tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patterson is able to avoid easily. Ainsworth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Patterson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. A chopping leg kick lands by Ainsworth. Patterson 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ainsworth throws a nice inside leg kick. Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Patterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Patterson. Beautiful body shot. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ainsworth takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses. Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ainsworth. Patterson misses with a straight right. Patterson throws a jab when Ainsworth was well out of range. Ainsworth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Patterson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ainsworth to score with a decent uppercut. Patterson tries to clinch but Ainsworth is having none of it. Ainsworth lands with a shot to the body. Ainsworth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ainsworth getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet. Patterson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patterson throws a right hand that misses
and Ainsworth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Nice defenses there by Patterson. Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ainsworth throws a leg kick and Patterson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Wilfred Ainsworth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses. Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Patterson misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick. Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patterson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Ainsworth scores with a body shot.
Patterson takes one to the chin there. Patterson takes a shot right to the bread basket. The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Patterson. Ainsworth misses the shot to the body. Ainsworth is looking to slow Patterson down with leg kicks. Patterson fails with the takedown. Ainsworth with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Donk. Ainsworth catches Patterson right on the button with a cross. Ainsworth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around? Ainsworth lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. A big right from Ainsworth misses. Wilfred Ainsworth is winning the standup battle so far. Ainsworth scores with a jab. Patterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Ainsworth moves out of range of the body kick. Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick. Patterson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Ainsworth throws a sloppy body shot
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand! Good exchange - Patterson coming out on top. Ainsworth takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Ainsworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ainsworth checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target. Ainsworth swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Patterson misses. Patterson gets off balance looking for a body kick enabling Ainsworth to counter with a crisp jab. Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patterson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ainsworth takes one on the button. Ainsworth blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Ainsworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range. Ainsworth checks a low kick from Patterson. Patterson slips under a jab. A nice leg kick lands there from Ainsworth. Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Ainsworth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Patterson strikes. Ainsworth tries to land a leg kick but Patterson saw it coming and moves away.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ainsworth connects with a nice looking jab.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson. Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ainsworth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ainsworth there as he acknowledges the shot. Ainsworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ainsworth connects with a body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ainsworth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ainsworth misses with a kick to the body.
Ainsworth connects with an inside leg kick. Ainsworth scores with a nice strike. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Patterson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ainsworth has got the better of the exchanges. Patterson with a hook. Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ainsworth. Ainsworth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Ainsworth throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it. Ainsworth with a body punch. A glancing blow. Patterson misses with a looping left. Patterson misses with a leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Patterson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ainsworth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Patterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. A jab from Patterson finds it's way through Ainsworth's defenses. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that second round. That's time! Ainsworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round! Ainsworth motions for Patterson to come forward. Ainsworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ainsworth is looking to chop away at Patterson's legs. Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Ainsworth's shoulder, as Ainsworth tries to avoid the shot. Patterson misses with a hook. Ainsworth ducked under it nicely. Ainsworth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Patterson misses with a looping right. Ainsworth lands an overhand right. Ainsworth checks a leg kick. Ainsworth scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ainsworth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ainsworth lands a jab to Patterson's midsection. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ainsworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. And Patterson tries to counter it with a takedown but Ainsworth pushes his down on his head and steps out. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Patterson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ainsworth - the referee stops the clock and Patterson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ainsworth. Patterson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Donk. Ainsworth catches Patterson right on the button with a cross. Patterson connects with a single shot there. Ainsworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ainsworth scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patterson doesn't seem bothered though. Patterson lands with a cross. Ainsworth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ainsworth misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Ainsworth throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily. An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth. A jab from Ainsworth misses. Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away. Patterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ainsworth is out of range and Patterson settles back down. Patterson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth connects with a body shot that sends Patterson's belly button to the back. Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Patterson goes for a double leg but Ainsworth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ainsworth continues to drive forward. Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson misses with a looping right. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ainsworth. Ainsworth lands a really nice looking cross but Patterson seems unphased.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Ainsworth darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Ainsworth scores with a hook to the body. Patterson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Ainsworth shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Ainsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson. Ainsworth throwing a counter right hand but Patterson manages to avoid it. Patterson slips under a jab. Patterson misses with a body punch
and Ainsworth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking. Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it. Ainsworth missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Patterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ainsworth. Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patterson thumps Ainsworth with a low kick. Patterson misses with a double jab.
Ainsworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range. Ainsworth gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patterson. Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot. Patterson looks to throw the jab but Ainsworth is out of range. A little feinted left hand from Ainsworth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Patterson blocks a low kick nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patterson! But no joy. Patterson checks a low kick from Ainsworth. It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ainsworth tries to land a front kick but Patterson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ainsworth defending well as Patterson loads up on a big left hand. Patterson throws a hook but Ainsworth blocks it. Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth. Patterson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Ainsworth avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Ainsworth getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Patterson lands a nice shot that snaps Ainsworth's head back.
Ainsworth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patterson misses the jab. Ainsworth throws a solid leg kick but Patterson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ainsworth. Ainsworth moves out of range as Patterson strikes. Ainsworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Ainsworth scores with a punch to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patterson tries a low kick but Ainsworth avoids it. Ainsworth is looking to chop away at Patterson's legs. Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Nice uppercut there from Ainsworth. Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Ainsworth with a hook. Patterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ainsworth pinned against the cage. Ainsworth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight! Wilfred Ainsworth showed his dominance in that final round. Well Ainsworth 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth! A relieved looking Wilfred Ainsworth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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