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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fiya Patron (ranked 2249 p4p, 2055 weight class) and John Boris (ranked 275 p4p, 257 weight class). John Boris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiya Patron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Boris!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boris.
Patron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boris shoots in for a takedown but Patron shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fiya Patron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Patron throws an off balance right hand
and Boris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patron has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Stormcrow Centre in the buildup to the fight.
Patron slips under a jab from Boris.
Nice defenses there by Patron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Boris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boris shoots in but no luck this time.
Boris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patron moves away.
Fiya Patron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patron.
Boris with the counter takedown but Patron avoids it easily.
Boris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patron manages to avoid it.
Boris shoots in looking for a takedown. Patron tries to sprawl out of it but Boris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Patron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boris has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patron.
Patron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boris.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patron cracks Boris with a good jab.
Boris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Patron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boris avoids the body shot from Patron.
Patron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patron misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patron throws a hook but Boris avoids it easily.
Patron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boris manages to avoid it.
Boris slips a jab from Patron.
Patron staying out of range there.
Boris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patron throws a body punch but Boris moves out of range.
Boris thuds his right hand into Patron's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boris with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Patron misses with a body shot.
Boris connects with a nice looking jab.
Patron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Patron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boris moves away.
Boris looks to land a right hand but Patron moved out of range.
Patron takes a swing at Boris's ribcage but misses.
Patron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patron lands with an overhand left.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boris moves away.
Patron throws a big shot that misses.
Patron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boris moves away.
Patron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Boris throws a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Patron coming out on top.
Boris fails with a takedown attempt.
Patron works Boris's body with a nice hook.
Boris misses with a looping right.
Patron is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris moves away from the strike by Patron.
Boris with the counter takedown but Patron avoids it easily.
Boris moves out of range of the strikes.
Patron misses the shot to the body.
Patron throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Patron.
Boris digs a good hook to Patron's body.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boris moves forwards but Patron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Patron coming out on top.
Patron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boris.
Patron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Patron thuds a left hand into Boris's body.
Patron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Patron as Boris shoots in.
Patron swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patron stuffs the takedown attempt from Boris. Boris gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
Boris scores with a nice head shot.
Patron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boris.
Boris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patron but Patron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Patron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patron misses with a body shot.
Boris fails to land the takedown.
Patron is looking to counter punch.
Patron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boris takes a swing at Patron's ribcage but misses.
Patron tries to move into range but Boris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boris lands a really nice looking cross but Patron seems unphased.
Boris is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boris doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boris 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patron. Boris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patron is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses the shot to the body.
Boris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patron tries to avoid it but Boris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patron to the ground. Patron escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Patron misses its target.
Boris closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boris throws a strike aimed at the side of Patron's head but Patron avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Boris.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boris wants to control but Patron is keeping him busy.
Boris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boris controls the position from side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patron can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boris throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Boris misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Patron's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Patron avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Boris.
Boris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fiya Patron dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patron takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boris misses with a looping left.
Boris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patron.
Patron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boris manages to avoid it.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patron staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Boris dives in and grabs Patron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patron pushes down on Boris's head and hops out.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
No luck for Boris with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron loads up on a big right hand but Boris slips the punch.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boris tests Patron's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boris misses the jab.
Boris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patron. Boris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boris feints the counter takedown.
Boris throws a shot from downtown. Patron moves away and avoids it.
Patron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boris slips a jab from Patron.
Boris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patron was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Boris closes the distance and clinches up with Patron, looking for a takedown. Boris pushes Patron against the cage but Patron circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fiya Patron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Boris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boris ducks under a wild hook from Patron.
A nice side step and Boris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boris.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
Boris slips a straight right by Patron.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patron gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patron.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Patron enables Boris to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Patron manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Boris trying to control but Patron is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris looking to pass the guard.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Patron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Patron knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boris on the ground.
Boris tries to free his leg and advance position but Patron is retaining full guard.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
Fiya Patron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Patron throws an overhand right that lands on Boris's shoulder, as Boris tries to avoid the shot.
Boris moves away from the strike by Patron.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Patron throws a looping overhand right but Boris ducks down to avoid it.
Patron swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boris.
Patron is looking to wear down Boris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Patron lands a nice shot to the body.
Boris throws a hook to the side of Patron's head but Patron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boris throws out the jab.
Patron fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Patron throws a body punch but Boris moves out of range.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fiya Patron is winning the standup battle so far.
Boris misses with a looping right.
Patron misses with a wild body shot.
Patron moves out of range as Boris strikes.
Boris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patron swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Boris connects with the punch.
Patron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris ducks under a wild hook from Patron.
A jab from Boris does it's job there.
Boris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris lands a nice shot that snaps Patron's head back.
Patron scores with a hook to the body. Boris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boris darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boris wants to free his trapped foot but Patron is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Patron is looking for a sweep. Boris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
John Boris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boris looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Patron is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris wants to work for an arm triangle but Patron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patron is not content to let Boris control the position.
Patron manages to get to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Boris from controlling successfully.
Patron keeping full guard, as Boris tries to pass.
Patron is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Boris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patron is fending him off so far but Boris persists. Nope, Patron circles away and we're back to standing.
Patron is looking to counter punch.
Boris looks to land a right hand but Patron moved out of range.
Boris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Boris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patron throws a right hand that misses
and Boris counters with a stiff right hand.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
Patron avoids the body shot from Boris.
Boris misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boris was well out of range. Poor timing from Patron.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Patron lands with a straight right. Boris didn't see that one coming.
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 Fiya Patron will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A jab from Patron misses.
Patron stuffs the takedown.
Patron swings for the body but Boris moves out of range.
Boris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patron circles away.
Boris scores with a hook to the body. Patron takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boris staying out of range there.
Patron uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boris.
Patron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patron but Patron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fiya Patron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Boris.
Patron misses the shot to the body.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patron in his tracks.
Boris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patron.
Patron connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patron scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patron just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Boris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boris.
A big left from Boris misses.
Patron scores with a jab to the body.
Boris missing with a left hand there. Patron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice uppercut lands for Patron. That snapped Boris's head back.
Patron leaves Boris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patron thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patron.
Boris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boris creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patron sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boris throws an elbow but Patron slips to the side and avoids it well.
Boris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Patron defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boris is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Patron knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boris scoring with punches from side control.
Boris throwing strikes but Patron manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Patron wants to stand but Boris is controlling his arm.
Boris is trying to improve his position.
Patron trying to control the action but Boris is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boris tries to improve position but can't.
Boris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patron wants to stand but Boris is controlling his arm.
Boris trying to remain calm as Patron controls from the top position.
Boris is looking for a sweep.
Patron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boris keeps working.
Patron wants to stand but Boris has his arm trapped.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
John Boris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Boris struggling a bit here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boris moves out of range as Patron strikes.
Boris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boris on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Patron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patron throws a body punch but Boris moves out of range.
Patron misses with a hook.
Patron misses with an uppercut.
Boris is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Patron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Boris misses with a hook.
Patron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boris was well out of range. Poor timing from Patron.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
Boris shoots in for a takedown but Patron shows good takedown defense.
Patron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patron stuns Boris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Patron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boris.
Patron misses with an uppercut.
Patron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boris slips under a jab from Patron.
A swing and a miss from Patron.
Boris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Boris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patron moves away.
Patron moves out of range as Boris strikes.
Patron looks to score with a jab to the body but Boris is just out of range.
Boris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boris closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patron to score with a decent uppercut.
Boris lands a really nice looking cross but Patron seems unphased.
Patron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boris.
Boris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Patron leaves Boris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boris.
Patron misses with a straight right.
Boris shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fiya Patron is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patron works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boris is working Patron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boris is one step ahead there.
Boris postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boris.
Boris wants to control from the top but Patron keeps moving.
Boris chips away with some ground and pound.
Boris throws a big elbow that misses.
Boris slips nicely into half guard.
Boris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiya Patron showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patron, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiya Patron!
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