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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Dreamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joe Patterson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joe Patterson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 cm
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132 lbs
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150 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Enjoys gardening |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Patterson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Dreamer! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dreamer tries to bum rush Patterson with a series of wild strikes but Patterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Patterson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dreamer was covering up waiting for the punch and Patterson finishes the takedown easily into guard. Dreamer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patterson. Dreamer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Dreamer is looking to stand up but Patterson isn't so interested in that idea. Patterson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patterson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Patterson stopping the sweep attempt from Dreamer. Patterson stands up and waves to Dreamer to follow him. Dreamer tries to clinch there but Patterson circles away.
Dreamer wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance. Patterson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dreamer is looking to clinch. Dreamer misses with a takedown enabling Patterson to counter with a crisp jab. Patterson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Patterson showed some decent athleticism there. Patterson stops Dreamer from getting back to his feet.
Dreamer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Dreamer wants to get back to full guard but Patterson has mounted him! Patterson cracks Dreamer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Patterson looking to control and managing it successfully. Dreamer is trying to stand. Patterson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patterson looking to control but Dreamer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dreamer really wants to buck Patterson off and get back to his feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Patterson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dreamer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Patterson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dreamer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Patterson is breathing heavily. Dreamer is trying to get back to his feet but can't. Dreamer wants to control but Patterson is having none of it. Patterson raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patterson with a couple of short strikes. Patterson avoids the attempt from Dreamer to control. A nice elbow there by Patterson. Patterson won't let Dreamer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Patterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Dreamer wants to hold on but Patterson pushes him away. Dreamer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Patterson working for a submission but Dreamer is keeping him at bay. Patterson won't let Dreamer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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. Patterson working for a guillotine from mount but Dreamer is in no mood to give up. Patterson blocks Dreamer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Dreamer wants to get back to his feet.
Dreamer is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Patterson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patterson has hold of Dreamer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dreamer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dreamer is trying to stand up. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Patterson dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dreamer tries for a takedown but Patterson circles away easily and Patterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dreamer's guard now. Patterson gets to his feet. Dreamer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Patterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Patterson throws a right hand that Dreamer ducks under and follows up with a left that Dreamer also avoids with ease. Patterson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Patterson showed some decent athleticism there. Joe Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Patterson stands up out of the half guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dreamer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Dreamer with a lazy takedown attempt and Patterson counters with a one-two to the body. Dreamer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Patterson counters with a shoot takedown. Dreamer fights it but they end up in guard. Joe Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Patterson manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dreamer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dreamer working some strikes from top position. Dreamer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Dreamer trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Patterson trying to keep a closed guard but Dreamer is proving a slippery customer.
Dreamer stops Patterson from standing up. Patterson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Dreamer wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving. Dreamer connects with a couple of short punches.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Dreamer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patterson regains half guard, as Dreamer was trying to land strikes. Patterson wants to get back to his feet. Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dreamer scores with a couple of nice shots. Patterson wants to get back to full guard. Dreamer stands up out of the half guard. Dreamer lands with a nice combination. Patterson backs away looking to recover. Dreamer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patterson counters with a solid body kick. Dreamer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Patterson is looking to clinch. Dreamer has his takedown stuffed and Patterson counters with a left and a right that stings Dreamer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dreamer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Tommy Dreamer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Dreamer tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance. Dreamer tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it. Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patterson takes the fight into the clinch. Patterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dreamer's face.
Patterson is pressed up against the cage. Dreamer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patterson down to the mat. Patterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt and Patterson counters with a three punch combo that has Dreamer backing up. Dreamer nods at Patterson to acknowledge the strikes. Dreamer shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed Dreamer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Patterson misses with a takedown attempt and Dreamer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dreamer. Dreamer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dreamer postures up and lands a big shot to Patterson's brow. Patterson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet but Dreamer is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Patterson keeping moving, preventing Dreamer from controlling successfully. Dreamer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Patterson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Patterson has his feet on Dreamer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dreamer clinches but Patterson breaks the clinch and Patterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. And that’s 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!
Dreamer misses with a double jab.
Dreamer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patterson pinned against the cage. Patterson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Dreamer throws a combination that misses and Patterson counters with a shoot takedown. Dreamer fights it but they end up in guard. Patterson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dreamer, up you get! Patterson clinches. Dreamer has had enough of the clinch but Patterson keeps him there for the moment. Patterson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dreamer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Patterson breaks from the clinch.
Dreamer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patterson counters with a nice leg kick. Patterson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dreamer was covering up waiting for the punch and Patterson finishes the takedown easily into guard. Patterson stands and steps away. Dreamer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Patterson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Patterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dreamer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Patterson. No joy for Dreamer on that attempt. The fight moves into the clinch position. Patterson is trying to force a seperation but Dreamer has the dominant position. Dreamer managing to block the knees to the body from Patterson.
Dreamer throws an elbow but it misses.
Dreamer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dreamer tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Patterson counters with an outside leg kick.
Patterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dreamer. Dreamer misses with a hook. Patterson slips a jab and a cross from Dreamer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dreamer looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dreamer tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Patterson thumps Dreamer with a low kick. Dreamer fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Joe Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patterson finds it's way round the side to connect with Dreamer's head. Patterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Dreamer is trying to stand up here but Patterson is controlling him well. Patterson stands up out of the half guard. Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dreamer is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Patterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Patterson prevents Dreamer from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dreamer tries to kick Patterson off but Patterson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Patterson escapes and gets back to his feet. Dreamer fails with the takedown and Patterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dreamer's guard. Patterson preventing the sweep. Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreamer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Patterson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss. Dreamer wants to stand but Patterson is controlling the position. Patterson stands up from Dreamer's guard - Patterson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Patterson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. 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! Dreamer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Patterson counters with a nice leg kick. Dreamer misses with a takedown attempt and Patterson counters with a series of strikes. Dreamer will be more careful next time no doubt. Tommy Dreamer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Patterson clinches. Dreamer pressing his opponent against the cage. Patterson is pushing Dreamer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Dreamer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight! Joe Patterson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Patterson 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25 Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:25 Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Patterson!
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RATING
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