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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nick patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Klaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klaus has chosen Hit the Floor by Linkin Park as his entrance music. Jerry Klaus will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, nick patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerry Klaus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
patterson thumps Klaus with a low kick.
Klaus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klaus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
patterson trying to control the position.
Klaus lands a couple of digs.
Klaus throws and elbow that misses. patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klaus's guard. Nice move by patterson!
patterson wants to control from the top but Klaus keeps moving.
Klaus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klaus is controlling patterson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
patterson stopping the sweep attempt from Klaus.
Klaus pulls patterson in close to prevent any damage.
patterson wants to control from the top but Klaus keeps moving.
patterson thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Klaus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
patterson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Klaus dives on top into guard.
Klaus postures up.
patterson looking for a sweep. Not yet patterson, not yet.
patterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
patterson trying to keep a closed guard but Klaus is proving a slippery customer.
patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Klaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Klaus throws and elbow that misses. patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klaus's guard. Nice move by patterson!
Klaus 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
patterson being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
patterson misses with the combination.
patterson tries to clinch but Klaus is having none of it.
patterson tries for a takedown but Klaus circles away easily
and Klaus counters with a shoot takedown. patterson fights it but they end up in guard.
patterson looking for a sweep. Not yet patterson, not yet.
patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klaus stands up over patterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klaus.
Klaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
patterson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Klaus's guard.
Klaus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Klaus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Klaus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. patterson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Klaus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klaus distracts patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Klaus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klaus.
patterson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Klaus.
Klaus postures up in patterson's guard and throws a big left but patterson blocks it.
Klaus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Klaus throws a strike but patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
patterson wants to get up but he can't break Klaus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
patterson looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Klaus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from patterson.
Klaus avoids the head kick by patterson.
patterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Klaus is trying hard to land a takedown here. patterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
patterson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Klaus's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
patterson throws a head kick but Klaus moves out of range.
Klaus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has patterson pinned against the cage. patterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
patterson throws a sloppy head kick and Klaus moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
patterson throws a nice looking combination but Klaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klaus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klaus avoids the head kick by patterson.
patterson tries a head kick but it misses.
patterson tries to clinch there but Klaus circles away.
patterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Klaus avoids the head kick by patterson.
patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Klaus counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in patterson's guard now.
patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Klaus tries to free his leg and advance position but patterson is retaining full guard.
patterson 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.
patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Klaus passes into half guard.
patterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
patterson is trying to maintain the position but Klaus is very close to passing his half guard.
Klaus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
patterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Klaus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Klaus lands a nice short elbow.
Klaus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Klaus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Klaus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Klaus chips away with some ground and pound.
Klaus tries to free his leg and advance position but patterson is retaining full guard.
Klaus lands a couple of digs.
patterson working a defensive guard here.
patterson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
patterson trying to mount his opponent but Klaus defends it.
patterson wants to take a breather but Klaus is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klaus is pressing down on patterson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
pattersonis looking to pass into half guard but Klaus pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Klaus is in guard.
Klaus throws and elbow that misses. patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Klaus's guard. Nice move by patterson!
Klaus controlling patterson's posture.
patterson won't allow Klaus to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
patterson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Klaus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of patterson, into his guard.
Klaus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. patterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Klaus throws a strike but patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jerry Klaus has got the better of the ground game so far.
patterson looking to sit in guard and control but Klaus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klaus postures up.
Klaus postures up and lands a big shot to patterson's brow.
Klaus landing some decent shots from guard.
Klaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Klaus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klaus with a nice head shot there.
Klaus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Klaus thows a big elbow that misses.
Klaus postures up in patterson's guard and throws a big left but patterson blocks it.
Klaus throws a strike but patterson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Klaus keeping moving, preventing patterson from controlling successfully.
nick patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jerry Klaus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klaus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. patterson manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Klaus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klaus winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Klaus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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