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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anni Skystalker (ranked 2700 p4p, 5457 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 130 p4p, 277 weight class). Patterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm So High. Nashville Pussy. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Anni Skystalker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Skystalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skystalker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Skystalker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Skystalker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Skystalker blocking some punches.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skystalker backwards.
We've been hearing reports that Skystalker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skystalker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Patterson is putting a hurting on Skystalker here, landing some big shots from side control.
Skystalker tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.
Patterson cracks Skystalker with a big elbow.
Skystalker sneaks back into half guard.
Patterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Patterson winds up and cracks Skystalker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Patterson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Patterson connects with a nice short shot to Skystalker's temple.
Skystalker wants to get back to full guard.
Patterson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Patterson drops an elbow to the side of Skystalker's head.
Patterson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Skystalker doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patterson.
Skystalker trying to control but Patterson postures up.
Patterson is nestled in close to Skystalker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patterson wants to control but Skystalker is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Patterson trying to mount his opponent but Skystalker defends it.
Patterson wants to take a breather but Skystalker is having none of it.
Patterson prevents Skystalker from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Patterson.
Skystalker tries to roll over but Patterson keeps him under control.
Skystalker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Skystalker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Patterson landing some decent shots from guard.
Patterson landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson won't allow Skystalker to get back to his feet.
Skystalker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patterson defends well.
Patterson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Skystalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skystalker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patterson's guard.
Patterson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Patterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Skystalker working for a triangle but Patterson defends it easily.
Skystalker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patterson pushing down on Skystalker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Patterson trying to control from half guard but Skystalker is working away.
Patterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Skystalker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Patterson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Skystalker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patterson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patterson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Patterson working Skystalker over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Patterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Skystalker misses with a double jab.
Skystalker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skystalker misses with a head kick.
Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skystalker.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Skystalker.
Patterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Skystalker throws a leg kick but Patterson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skystalker lands with a right hand.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson scores with a nice strike.
Patterson digs a good body shot into Skystalker's ribs.
Skystalker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patterson works the jab nicely.
Patterson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Skystalker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Patterson scoring with some ground and pound.
Skystalker looking to control.
Patterson pushes down on Skystalker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patterson wants to pass to mount but Skystalker is defending the position.
Skystalker manages to get to full guard.
Patterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patterson stands and throws Skystalker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Patterson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Skystalker, who protects the arm well.
Skystalker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Skystalker tries to improve position but can't.
Patterson trying to control the position but Skystalker is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands a few punches from side control.
Patterson wants to control but Skystalker is keeping him busy.
Derek Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Skystalker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patterson off and has taken his back!
Skystalker is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Patterson is defending well though. Skystalker let's go of the attempt for now.
Patterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patterson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Skystalker.
Skystalker avoiding Patterson 's attempts to control his hands.
Skystalker is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Patterson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson fending off the submission attempt from Skystalker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control but not successfully.
Skystalker is hanging on to Patterson's back as he tries to escape.
A lull in the action here.
Patterson trying to control the hands but Skystalker breaks the grip.
Patterson can't escape the position.
Patterson trying to control the hands but Skystalker breaks the grip.
Patterson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control the position but Skystalker manages to sink in the hooks.
Patterson tries to roll but Skystalker sticks to his back.
Patterson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Skystalker's arms.
Skystalker is hanging on to Patterson's back as he tries to escape.
Patterson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Skystalker.
Patterson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Patterson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Patterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice defenses there by Patterson.
Skystalker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patterson on the side of the head.
Skystalker misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Skystalker - just one landing.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Skystalker checks a low kick from Patterson.
Skystalker looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Skystalker throws a good cross that connects.
Patterson rushes Skystalker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Skystalker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skystalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Skystalker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skystalker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Skystalker.
Skystalker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson pulls Skystalker into guard.
Skystalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skystalker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patterson is trying to control the position but Skystalker postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Skystalker tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Skystalker throws a big elbow that misses.
Skystalker preventing the sweep.
Skystalker trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patterson is looking for a triangle but Skystalker pushes his legs off easily.
Skystalker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Patterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Patterson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patterson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Patterson.
Skystalker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson feints the counter takedown.
Skystalker gets tackled into the cage by Patterson. Patterson maintains the clinch.
Anni Skystalker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Skystalker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Skystalker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Skystalker misses with some punches.
Derek Patterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skystalker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Skystalker tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Skystalker back against the cage.
Derek Patterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skystalker backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Skystalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Skystalker.
Skystalker misses with a body punch.
Skystalker tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Skystalker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson blocking some punches.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Skystalker after a bit of a struggle.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Skystalker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Skystalker pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker misses with some punches.
Skystalker lands with a short shot to the head.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Skystalker working aggressively here.
Skystalker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skystalker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick lands for Skystalker.
Patterson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skystalker tries to improve position but can't.
Skystalker can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anni Skystalker.
I think Patterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Patterson!
After winning the bout, Derek Patterson 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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