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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noli Patuga (ranked 2683 p4p, 5016 weight class) and Joe Missel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Missel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noli Patuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Missel!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patuga clinches up against the cage.
Missel letting Patuga take a breather here.
Patuga manages to pull guard.
Patuga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Missel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Missel decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Missel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patuga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Missel defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patuga rushes Missel and presses him up against the cage.
Patuga is trying to drag Missel to the mat but Missel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Missel takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patuga fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Patuga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patuga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Joe Missel has been cut.
Patuga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Patuga has his feet on Missel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Patuga clinches.
Patuga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Missel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patuga darts in and clinches Missel up against the cage.
Patuga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patuga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Patuga lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Missel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patuga has him pressed against the cage.
Missel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Patuga to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patuga pulls Missel into guard.
Patuga keeping moving, preventing Missel from controlling successfully.
Patuga is pulling down on Missel's head to control his posture.
Patuga wants to sweep but no luck.
Patuga is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patuga will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patuga seems keen to control Missel's posture.
Missel wants to control from the top but Patuga keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patuga looking for a sweep. Not yet Patuga, not yet.
Patuga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patuga tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Patuga darts in and clinches Missel up against the cage.
Patuga lands an elbow inside that Missel shrugs off.
Patuga lands an elbow inside that Missel shrugs off.
Patuga lands an elbow inside that Missel shrugs off.
Patuga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Patuga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Missel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Noli Patuga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patuga takes the fight into the clinch.
Patuga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Missel's defenses.
Missel looks winded!
Missel takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patuga jumps into guard, dragging Missel to the mat.
Missel won't allow Patuga to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Missel being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patuga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noli Patuga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Missel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Patuga tries to clinch but Missel moves out of range.
Patuga closes the distance and clinches.
Patuga is stalling here.
Patuga lands a damaging elbow.
Patuga lands an elbow inside.
Patuga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patuga lands an elbow inside.
Missel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patuga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Missel's defenses.
That has opened up Joe Missel's cut even more.
Patuga slowing the pace effectively.
Patuga pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Missel stuffs the takedown attempt from Patuga. Patuga gets slowly back to his feet.
Patuga closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patuga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patuga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Missel or perhaps it was just good defense by Patuga, which made it look bad.
Missel is breathing heavily.
Patuga tries a low kick but Missel avoids it.
Patuga misses with a series of wild punches.
Missel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patuga defends it nicely.
Patuga was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patuga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patuga doesn't manage to clinch there - Missel circles away.
Patuga doesn't manage to clinch there - Missel circles away.
Patuga throws a right hand that Missel ducks under and follows up with a left that Missel also avoids with ease.
Patuga works Missel's body with a nice hook.
Patuga tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Missel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patuga throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Missel tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Patuga is in Missel's guard.
Patuga lands a couple of elbows.
Patuga wants to pass the guard but Missel is keeping the position.
Patuga throws an elbow that misses. Missel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patuga's guard. Nice move by Missel!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Missel is looking to stand up but Patuga won't let him.
Patuga wants to sweep but no luck.
Patuga controlling Missel's posture.
Patuga continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Missel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Missel stopping the sweep attempt from Patuga.
Patuga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Missel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Patuga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Missel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patuga looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Missel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patuga defends it nicely.
Noli Patuga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Missel.
Missel looks for a takedown but Patuga sprawls well.
Patuga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patuga rushes Missel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patuga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patuga closes the distance and clinches.
Patuga breaks from the clinch.
Patuga wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Noli Patuga dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Missel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Patuga misses with a takedown attempt - Missel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patuga clinches.
Patuga working Missel over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patuga takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Patuga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Missel misses with a takedown attempt - Patuga sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patuga scores with a one two! Missel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patuga throws a nice looking combination but Missel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patuga closes the distance and clinches.
Patuga lands an elbow inside that Missel shrugs off.
Patuga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Missel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patuga clinches up against the cage.
Patuga lands an elbow inside that Missel shrugs off.
Patuga avoiding damage.
Patuga successfully pulls guard.
Patuga seems keen to control Missel's posture.
More hug and hope from Patuga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Missel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Patuga is trying to improve his position.
Missel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Missel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patuga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Missel.
Missel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Patuga parries the strikes from Missel easily there. Missel is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Patuga to escape.
Patuga can't do much from the bottom here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Patuga is looking to reverse the position.
Patuga is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Patuga rushes Missel and presses him up against the cage.
Missel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Patuga lands an elbow that stopped Missel in his tracks for a moment.
Noli Patuga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patuga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patuga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Missel sprawls well. Missel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patuga gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Missel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noli Patuga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patuga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noli Patuga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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