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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 1895 p4p, 1750 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 256 p4p, 237 weight class). Eagle comes to the cage accompanied by Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle wants to clinch.
Eagle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Eagle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patterson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eagle is looking to counter the offense by Patterson and move into the clinch.
Eagle moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Patterson tries to keep at a distance but Eagle has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Patterson to work.
Patterson tries to stall but Eagle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Eagle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson misses with a low kick as Eagle jumps back.
Eagle moves into the clinch.
A short right from Eagle.
Patterson pushes Eagle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle takes a shot to the head.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Eagle lands a right hand.
Eagle blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Patterson.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eagle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Eagle lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson trying to stall but Eagle improves his position.
Eagle tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Eagle misses with a body punch.
Eagle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson moves away from the strike by Eagle.
Eagle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patterson throws a leg kick but Eagle moved away.
Patterson cracks Eagle with a good jab.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eagle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Eagle moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patterson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eagle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eagle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Patterson.
Eagle misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eagle.
Eagle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head.
Patterson breaks the clinch.
Eagle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle misses the shot to the body.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eagle moves into the clinch successfully.
Eagle pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Patterson.
Patterson slows down the pace here.
Eagle lands with a right to the head.
Patterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Eagle controls his hands.
Eagle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Patterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eagle 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.
Eagle throws a good cross that connects.
Eagle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eagle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Eagle.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patterson misses with a head kick.
Eagle doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
Eagle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Eagle.
Eagle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Eagle misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson cracks Eagle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eagle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eagle thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eagle slips a jab from Patterson.
Eagle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Eagle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Eagle connects with a body shot.
Eagle looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Eagle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Eagle.
Patterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson throws a hook but Eagle avoids it easily.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Eagle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Eagle is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eagle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Eagle. Eagle maintains the clinch.
Eagle stalling the fight.
Patterson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Patterson tries to break free but Eagle pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle misses with some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Patterson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eagle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Eagle.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Patterson tries a body shot but Eagle blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eagle.
Eagle gets through Patterson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Patterson to work.
Eagle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson tries to break free but Eagle pushes him back against the cage.
Eagle misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eagle misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson taking a breather.
Patterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Eagle is keeping busy.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Eagle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eagle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Eagle lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eagle tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Eagle blocks a jab.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Eagle is just out of range.
Eagle moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
Eagle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Patterson on the side of the head.
Patterson works the jab nicely.
Eagle takes the fight into the clinch.
Eagle misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eagle blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Eagle fails to land.
A short right from Eagle on the inside.
Eagle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Eagle.
Eagle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eagle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eagle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Patterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
David Eagle is winning the standup battle so far.
Eagle tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Patterson throws out a leg kick but Eagle moves out of range and Patterson only half commits.
Eagle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Eagle lands with a straight right. Patterson didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eagle slips a straight right by Patterson.
Patterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eagle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patterson is rocked!
Eagle lands a nice looking body shot.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Eagle finish him?
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Eagle has managed to clinch.
Eagle slows down the pace here.
Eagle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eagle presses Patterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eagle lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Patterson to his knees! Eagle keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Eagle!
In his post fight interview, David Eagle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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