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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Patterson (ranked 2424 p4p, 2679 weight class) and Jesper Martensson (ranked 244 p4p, 274 weight class). Martensson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lil' Wayne - Drop The World. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesper Martensson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martensson moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
A jab from Patterson misses.
Patterson misses with the body kick
and Martensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Martensson.
Patterson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martensson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martensson throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Patterson scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Martensson saw that one coming.
Martensson wants to counter with a clinch but Patterson pushes him away.
Martensson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patterson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martensson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson.
A punch combination from Patterson misses.
A combination from Martensson does no damage.
Patterson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Patterson misses with a hook. Martensson ducked under it nicely.
Martensson misses with the combination.
Martensson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martensson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson dips to his left and cracks Martensson with an uppercut!
Martensson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Patterson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martensson moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
Patterson tries to bum rush Martensson with a series of wild strikes but Martensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martensson wants to clinch but Patterson slips to the side
and Patterson counters with a body kick that stops Martensson in his tracks momentarily.
Martensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martensson throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Martensson's shoulder, as Martensson tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Patterson misses the body punch
letting Martensson counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Martensson is just out of range.
Martensson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Martensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Martensson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martensson throws a shot to the body.
Martensson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patterson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martensson counters with a left and a right that stings Patterson.
Martensson dodges the punch combination from Patterson.
Patterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martensson tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Martensson wants to clinch but Patterson slips to the side
and Patterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson clobbers Martensson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Patterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Patterson loads up on a big right hand but Martensson slips the punch.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martensson is looking to clinch.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Martensson.
It looked like Patterson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Martensson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Patterson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Patterson looks to throw a body kick
and Martensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martensson digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Joe Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patterson misses with a shot to the body
letting Martensson counter with a right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Martensson blocks the leg kick.
Martensson cracks a nice hook into Patterson's ribs.
Patterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martensson.
Martensson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Some bone on bone action there as Martensson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Joe Patterson is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martensson moves out of range of the body kick.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a looping right.
Martensson tries to clinch up.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Martensson.
Martensson misses with a double jab
and Patterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Martensson tries to move into range but Patterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martensson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patterson's hands.
Martensson slips under a jab from Patterson.
Martensson throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Patterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martensson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Patterson dodges the punch combination from Martensson.
Martensson doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
Patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martensson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson throws a good cross that connects.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to land a leg kick but Martensson is out of range.
Martensson throws a right and a left that Patterson avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Patterson misses the target.
Patterson tried to score with a low kick but Martensson checks it.
Martensson moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Martensson. Martensson maintains the clinch.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martensson throws a series of punches but Patterson avoids them all with ease.
Martensson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martensson is looking for the big counter here.
Patterson takes a swing at Martensson's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martensson slips a jab from Patterson.
Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Martensson. Martensson maintains the clinch.
Martensson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Martensson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patterson smiles and moves away.
Martensson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Martensson looks to move away, Patterson throws a big counter combo but Martensson just gets out of the way.
Martensson avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson scores with the left hand. Martensson knows he should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Patterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Patterson dominated that second round.
That's time! Patterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martensson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patterson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martensson looks to land a combination. Patterson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Martensson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martensson was well out of range. Poor timing from Patterson.
Martensson throws a jab but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Martensson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson throws a hook but Martensson avoids it easily.
Martensson avoids the body shot from Patterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martensson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martensson takes one to the side of the head.
Patterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martensson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Martensson.
Martensson loads up on a big right hand but Patterson slips the punch.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martensson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jesper Martensson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Martensson misses.
Patterson looks for the body kick but Martensson saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Martensson.
Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martensson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patterson throws the left hand but Martensson avoids the punch easily.
Patterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Martensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martensson misses with an uppercut.
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 is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martensson.
Patterson slips under a jab from Martensson.
Martensson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martensson moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Patterson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martensson misses with a shot to the body
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Patterson does it's job there.
Nice shot by Patterson.
Patterson throws a hook to the side of Martensson's head but Martensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martensson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Patterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martensson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patterson lands with an uppercut that bounces Martensson off the cage and back into range.
Patterson tries to bum rush Martensson with a series of wild strikes but Martensson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patterson throws a lazy body kick
and Martensson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Patterson lands with a hook. Martensson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson thuds a left hand into Martensson's body.
Martensson ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martensson misses the shot to the body.
Patterson misses with a double jab
and Martensson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martensson lands a nice shot that snaps Patterson's head back.
Joe Patterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martensson ducks right into an uppercut from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Martensson slips a straight right by Patterson.
Jesper Martensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martensson.
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 Joe Patterson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patterson, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Patterson!
In his post fight interview, Joe Patterson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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