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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Lavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. TJ Lavin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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198 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, TJ Lavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lavin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lavin won't allow Patrick to sweep him here.
Lavin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Patrick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lavin, into his guard.
Patrick is looking to stand up but Lavin won't let him.
Patrick got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lavin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patrick has managed to get both his arms back between Lavin's legs - danger averted.
Patrick decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Patrick slips a straight right by Lavin.
Patrick misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patrick sprawls well. Patrick wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lavin gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
Jimi Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lavin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lavin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick is looking to clinch but Lavin is avoiding it.
Patrick thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lavin tries for a takedown but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Patrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patrick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Lavin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavin circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Patrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavin manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Patrick misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Lavin swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patrick throws a right and a left that Lavin avoids nicely.
Patrick misses with the combination.
Patrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch lands to the side of Lavin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lavin is defended easily by Patrick.
Jimi Patrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patrick misses with a head kick.
Lavin blocks a head kick by Patrick.
Patrick throws a head kick but Lavin moves out of range.
Patrick misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Patrick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Patrick misses.
Lavin misses with a takedown attempt - Patrick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patrick gets caught flat footed, as Lavin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lavin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Patrick looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Patrick looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Patrick!
Patrick tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lavin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Patrick off and has taken his back!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lavin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Lavin working for a choke but Patrick is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lavin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Patrick has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lavin looking for the choke but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patrick is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavin looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Patrick is controlling Lavin 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Patrick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lavin is proving hard to escape from.
Lavin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to stand up but Lavin won't let him.
Lavin has his foot on Patrick's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patrick works his way back into a safe position though.
Patrick wants to get up but he can't break Lavin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Lavin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patrick defends it easily.
Lavin is looking for a triangle but Patrick pushes his legs off easily.
Lavin looking for a guillotine here but Patrick defends easily.
Patrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lavin has a closed guard, preventing Patrick from standing up.
Patrick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patrick tries to stand but Lavin is controlling from the bottom.
Lavin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Patrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lavin is looking for a triangle but Patrick pushes his legs off easily.
Patrick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lavin is proving hard to escape from.
Patrick wants to control from the top but Lavin keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lavin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Lavin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lavin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patrick.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lavin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patrick swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Patrick misses.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrick scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavin moves away.
Lavin slips a jab and a cross from Patrick.
Lavin slips under a jab from Patrick.
Lavin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Patrick.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two 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.
A combination from Patrick does no damage.
Lavin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lavin has an Americana. Patrick didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lavin is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lavin hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). TJ Lavin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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