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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aron Patterson (ranked 1673 p4p, 1867 weight class) and Royce Rosario (ranked 213 p4p, 237 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aron Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Rosario!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Rosario.
As Rosario looks to move away, Patterson throws a big counter combo but Rosario just gets out of the way.
Rosario throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patterson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rosario throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rosario now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Patterson shoots in and bounces Rosario off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rosario manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Rosario tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Rosario blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rosario.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rosario.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Rosario.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Rosario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson scores with a shot to the side of Rosario's head.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosario.
Rosario lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Aron Patterson has been cut.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosario throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with some punches.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosario scores with a shoulder strike.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rosario takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Patterson slips a straight right by Rosario.
Patterson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Patterson looks to throw a body kick
and Rosario counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rosario takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Rosario throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosario slips under a jab from Patterson.
A nice side step and Rosario releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rosario throws a hook but Patterson blocks it.
Rosario keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
Patterson throws a sloppy body shot
and Rosario counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosario keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Rosario.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rosario scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Rosario misses
and Patterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rosario tries to close the distance and clinch but Patterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rosario misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Rosario misses with a looping left.
Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosario.
Patterson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rosario connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rosario counters with a nice uppercut.
Aron Patterson's cut is getting worse.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosario was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Rosario looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rosario misses with a left hand
enabling Patterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patterson tries for a takedown but Rosario circles away easily
enabling Rosario to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patterson.
Good exchange - Rosario coming out on top.
Rosario misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patterson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rosario connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patterson scrambles back to his feet.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Rosario counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Patterson misses with a looping left.
Aron Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rosario lands a jab to the head.
Aron Patterson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Rosario was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rosario digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Rosario throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Patterson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses the body punch
enabling Rosario to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rosario circles away quickly and effectively.
Patterson sizes up Rosario with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rosario moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rosario smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patterson is rocked!
Jeez, Aron Patterson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Patterson takes a swing at Rosario's ribcage but misses.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosario.
Rosario misses with a left hand
and Patterson counters with a single leg into guard. Rosario didn't expect that.
Rosario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Patterson manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson trying to strike off his back.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patterson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rosario on the ground.
Rosario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Rosario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aron Patterson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rosario slips under a jab.
Patterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosario swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Patterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Rosario off the cage and back into range.
Rosario has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rosario there as he acknowledges the shot.
Patterson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No joy there for Patterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royce Rosario seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosario misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson misses with a right hand
and Rosario counters with a stiff right hand.
Rosario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Patterson clinches up with Rosario and pushes him back against the cage.
Rosario blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rosario lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Patterson misses with a punch to the body.
Rosario works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rosario blocks an uppercut.
Patterson takes a shot to the head.
Patterson takes a shot to the head.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rosario.
Rosario lands a right hand.
Rosario lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Royce Rosario seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rosario lands a hook that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Rosario scores with a shoulder strike.
Rosario manages to break the clinch.
Patterson misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Patterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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.
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!
Patterson throws a hook but Rosario avoids it easily.
Rosario darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosario cracks Patterson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Patterson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rosario finish him?
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aron Patterson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Royce Rosario!
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FIGHT
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