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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 21354 p4p, 3203 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 522 p4p, 359 weight class). Taurus comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. Derek Patterson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Derek Patterson enters the cage!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Granite chin
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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 28 - 31 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taurus at a distance.
Patterson misses with an uppercut
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patterson defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson scores with a nice head shot.
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patterson.
Patterson lands a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patterson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Taurus connects with a solid leg kick.
Taurus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patterson swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taurus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson.
Taurus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Taurus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taurus counters with a stiff right hand.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
As Patterson backs away, Taurus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Taurus's shoulder, as Taurus tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Taurus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patterson tests Taurus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patterson slips a straight right by Taurus.
Taurus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taurus moves away.
Taurus is looking to counter punch.
Patterson swings for the body but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus tried to counter with a leg kick but Patterson avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson tried to score with a low kick but Taurus checks it.
Taurus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Taurus ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Taurus scores with a jab.
Taurus lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Taurus saw that one coming.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patterson throws out the jab.
Taurus throws a head kick but Patterson moves out of range.
Taurus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patterson defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Patterson slips under a jab.
Taurus scores with a nice strike.
Patterson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taurus.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a low kick, looking for Taurus's leg but Taurus calmly moves out of range.
Patterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Taurus to counter with a crisp jab.
Taurus throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
A nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus with a hook.
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson slips a jab from Taurus.
Taurus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Taurus takes one to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Taurus.
A jab from Patterson does it's job there.
Patterson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taurus momentarily.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taurus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Patterson misses
and Taurus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taurus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patterson throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a leg kick.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson tries to clinch
and Taurus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Patterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taurus.
Patterson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Taurus slips the punch.
Patterson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Patterson thuds his right hand into Taurus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Taurus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Taurus misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus drops his hands momentarily and Patterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taurus was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Taurus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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.
Patterson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taurus scores with a leg kick.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Taurus circles away.
And Taurus counters with a quick kick to the body but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus thuds his right hand into Patterson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus misses with a looping left.
Taurus slips under a jab.
Patterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patterson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips under a jab from Taurus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Taurus moved out of range.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Taurus.
Taurus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson throws a right hand that misses
and Taurus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taurus moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Patterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taurus blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Taurus circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taurus tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Taurus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Patterson looks to throw the jab but Taurus is out of range.
Patterson staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Patterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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 Wesley Taurus 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!
Patterson tries to work over Taurus's front leg with a kick but Taurus checks it.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taurus.
It looked like Taurus was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Patterson defending well as Taurus loads up on a big left hand.
Taurus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
Taurus feints and then cracks Patterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patterson down.
Nice straight punches there by Taurus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taurus.
Taurus missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson throws a leg kick that misses.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Taurus.
Wesley Taurus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Taurus blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taurus obliges.
Patterson misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patterson.
Taurus managing to block the knees to the body from Patterson.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Taurus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taurus digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Patterson fails to land.
Patterson misses with a punch on the inside.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Taurus.
Taurus blocks the elbow strike.
Patterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Taurus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taurus's elbow.
Taurus blocking some punches.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Taurus struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Patterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taurus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Taurus!
A less than humble Wesley Taurus misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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