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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nick patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corner Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for nick patterson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, nick patterson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corner Stone! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Stone feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Stone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Let's hope that Stone has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Stone won't allow patterson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stone's corner is telling him to maintain position. patterson controlling the position. Stone is stalling in the full guard. Stone advances to half guard. patterson has a hand on Stone's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Stone takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Stone controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. I looks like Stone might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Corner Stone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stone blocks a head kick by patterson.
Stone scores a takedown into full mount! Stone controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. patterson tries to reverse the position but Stone maintains control. Stone connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stone content just to control the position here. A nice elbow there by Stone. Stone sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Stone landing strikes from the mount. Stone controlling from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Stone working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corner Stone dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stone was well out of range. Poor timing from patterson. patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stone moves out of range and avoids them all easily. No joy there for patterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stone tries for a takedown but patterson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. patterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Excellent takedown into side control there by Stone. patterson looks to move to half guard but instead Stone has passed into mount! Damn! Stone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee warns patterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Stone breaks from patterson's wrist control and lands an elbow. Stone looking to control and managing it successfully. Stone's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round. patterson taking shots to the head. Stone controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Corner Stone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. patterson swings for the body but Stone moves out of range.
Stone closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming patterson to the mat! patterson manages to get full guard. Stone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Stone tries to free his leg and advance position but patterson is retaining full guard. Stone cracks patterson with a solid left hand. Stone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corner Stone 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!
patterson tries to clinch but Stone moves out of range. No luck for Stone with that takedown attempt. Stone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Stone avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. patterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
patterson throws the left hand but Stone avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stone scores a takedown into full mount! Stone controlling from mount. Stone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish patterson?
Stone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Stone controlling the position easily from mount. patterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stone looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Corner Stone just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. patterson tries to land a front kick but Stone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. nick patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
nick patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Stone shoots in and drives through. patterson sprawls well. nick patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corner Stone. Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing. Stone gets a takedown into half guard. Stone controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. patterson is trying to control but can't.
Stone content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. patterson taking some punishment here, with Stone in his half guard.
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. Stone working patterson over with strikes. Stone sitting and controlling from the half guard. Corner Stone has got the better of the ground game so far. nick patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Corner Stone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight! Corner Stone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Stone 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30 Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corner Stone!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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