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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Psiris Fuhren (ranked 659 p4p, 1503 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 102 p4p, 230 weight class). Fuhren comes to the cage accompanied by Everybody Dies. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Derek Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Psiris Fuhren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson feints and as Fuhren raises his hands in defense, Patterson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fuhren is pulling down on Patterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Patterson, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuhren wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuhren trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuhren is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Patterson being controlled here momentarily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Fuhren bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patterson's guard.
Fuhren trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Fuhren showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fuhren trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Patterson working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fuhren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fuhren's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Fuhren circles away easily
and Fuhren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fuhren cracks Patterson with an open hand slap.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Fuhren moves away and avoids it.
Fuhren tried to counter with a leg kick but Patterson avoided it.
Good shot there by Fuhren.
Psiris Fuhren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuhren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Fuhren tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuhren misses with a wild combination.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Fuhren counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fuhren misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Fuhren slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Fuhren tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Fuhren back against the cage.
Patterson presses Fuhren against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Fuhren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson lands with a right to the head.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fuhren.
Patterson tries to work over Fuhren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fuhren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patterson jumps into guard, dragging Fuhren to the mat.
Patterson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Fuhren escapes and throws Patterson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson is not content to let Fuhren control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to improve position but can't.
Patterson is letting Fuhren control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Patterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuhren in side control, throwing shots but Patterson defends.
Fuhren staying calm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Psiris Fuhren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fuhren slips a straight right by Patterson.
Fuhren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Patterson just manages to avoid it.
Patterson scores with the left hand. Fuhren knows he should have avoided that one.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fuhren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fuhren lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patterson fails to land the takedown.
Fuhren looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fuhren should have avoided that one.
Patterson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fuhren.
A left lands for Fuhren.
Fuhren jabs at Patterson's body.
Patterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Fuhren should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick from Fuhren, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fuhren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Patterson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuhren with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Fuhren misses the target.
Fuhren lands a glancing blow to the side of Patterson's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuhren darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patterson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fuhren checks it well.
Psiris Fuhren is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fuhren scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patterson looks to land a body kick but Fuhren moved away.
It looked like Fuhren wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Fuhren. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fuhren.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Fuhren's head but Fuhren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fuhren moves out of range of the strikes.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fuhren.
A shot to the liver by Patterson. Beautiful body shot.
Patterson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Fuhren tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Patterson is in Fuhren's guard.
Patterson postures up in Fuhren's guard and throws a big left but Fuhren blocks it.
Patterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fuhren's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fuhren holds on and takes a little breather.
Fuhren wants to stand but Patterson is controlling the position.
Fuhren keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuhren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fuhren controlling Patterson's posture.
Patterson is looking to pass into half guard but Fuhren pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fuhren is in guard.
Fuhren stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.
Fuhren controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fuhren stands and throws Patterson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Psiris Fuhren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patterson trying to remain calm as Fuhren controls from the top position.
Patterson tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fuhren off and has taken his back!
Fuhren can't escape the position.
Patterson misses with a punch to the head.
Fuhren really must keep his cool here. He's controlling one of Patterson's hands and whilst he does that, he's got a chance of escaping the position.
Patterson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Patterson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Fuhren up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a punch to the head.
Fuhren turns into Patterson and is now in his guard.
Patterson trying to control the position.
Patterson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fuhren controls the pace.
Patterson has control of Fuhren's left arm, preventing Fuhren from doing any damage.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Fuhren stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Psiris Fuhren will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuhren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Fuhren's head but Fuhren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson shoots in and bounces Fuhren off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patterson preventing the sweep.
Patterson being controlled here momentarily.
Fuhren keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuhren wants to stand up but Patterson is controlling him.
Fuhren looking for a sweep. Not yet Fuhren, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhren wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Patterson is working Fuhren over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fuhren tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fuhren is trying to control the position but Patterson postures up.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Fuhren keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Fuhren's head back.
Patterson misses with a low kick as Fuhren jumps back.
Fuhren throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well.
Fuhren takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Fuhren's head but Fuhren sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Fuhren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Fuhren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fuhren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Fuhren.
Fuhren misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Patterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Patterson misses with a hook. Fuhren ducked under it nicely.
Fuhren is looking to counter punch.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuhren.
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!
Fuhren lands a right hook to the body.
Fuhren avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fuhren fires out a quick counter leg kick but Patterson just manages to avoid it.
Patterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fuhren finds it's way round the side to connect with Patterson's head.
Nice straight punches there by Patterson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Patterson.
Fuhren throws a jab but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Patterson is looking to chop away at Fuhren's legs.
Fuhren misses with a low kick as Patterson jumps back.
Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fuhren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Fuhren lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patterson doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuhren throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fuhren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuhren.
Patterson scores with a body shot.
Fuhren misses with a body shot.
Fuhren slips under a jab.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Fuhren on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patterson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fuhren.
Patterson throws a leg kick
letting Fuhren counter with a right hand.
Fuhren moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Patterson shoots for a double leg takedown but Fuhren sprawls well. He's pushed Patterson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patterson slips a jab from Fuhren.
Fuhren throws a jab but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuhren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fuhren counters with a nice uppercut.
Patterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fuhren. That did some damage!
Fuhren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Fuhren's shoulder, as Fuhren tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson misses with a left hand
and Fuhren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fuhren changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Psiris Fuhren is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Fuhren.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Fuhren has him pressed against the cage.
Psiris Fuhren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Patterson.
Fuhren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fuhren has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment.
Fuhren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fuhren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson tries to work over Fuhren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Patterson.
I think Fuhren has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psiris Fuhren!
Psiris Fuhren thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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