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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerricho Patterson (ranked 1720 p4p, 2722 weight class) and Aleksandar Volkanovski (ranked 259 p4p, 377 weight class). Volkanovski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2pac - Hail Mary kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerricho Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksandar Volkanovski!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, John Mangel and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkanovski throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Volkanovski is looking to land body kicks.
Patterson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Volkanovski counter with a right hand.
It looks like Jerricho Patterson has been cut.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Volkanovski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Volkanovski moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski throws out a powerful jab.
Patterson lunges at Volkanovski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Volkanovski's hand.
Patterson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Volkanovski scores with a decent looking hook.
Volkanovski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volkanovski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkanovski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Volkanovski fails to land with a series of punches.
Patterson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkanovski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Patterson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Patterson checks a low kick from Volkanovski.
Patterson takes a swing at Volkanovski's ribcage but misses.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Volkanovski cracks Patterson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Patterson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Volkanovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkanovski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patterson.
Volkanovski ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Volkanovski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jerricho Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson scores with a jab to the head.
Patterson throws a head kick but Volkanovski moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Volkanovski misses with an uppercut
and Patterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Volkanovski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patterson. That did some damage!
Volkanovski looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away.
Volkanovski takes the fight into the clinch.
Volkanovski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkanovski throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Volkanovski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jerricho Patterson's cut is getting worse.
Volkanovski loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses.
Patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Patterson.
Volkanovski works over Patterson's head and body with a nice combination.
Volkanovski blocks a jab.
Patterson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Volkanovskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patterson throws a right hand that Volkanovski ducks under and follows up with a left that Volkanovski also avoids with ease.
Volkanovski scores with a push kick.
Patterson throws a jab when Volkanovski was well out of range.
Patterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volkanovski.
Volkanovski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Volkanovski.
Patterson lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Volkanovski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a head kick but Volkanovski moves out of range.
Volkanovski lands with an uppercut that bounces Patterson off the cage and back into range.
Volkanovski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patterson throws a body kick that misses
letting Volkanovski counter with a right hand.
Patterson is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Volkanovski. That's going to slow Patterson down.
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkanovski shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Patterson takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Volkanovski sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Patterson bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandar Volkanovski!
After winning the bout, Aleksandar Volkanovski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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