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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Ronbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick has chosen They Like Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brandon Patrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Ronbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Patrick!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patrick has a takedown stuffed.
Ronbo fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ronbo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ronbo wants to control but Patrick is having none of it.
Patrick wants to control the pace but Ronbo is squirming around nicely.
Ronbo tries to reverse the position but Patrick maintains control.
Ronbo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Patrick wants to control the pace but Ronbo is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Patrick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ronbo taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick lands a big elbow.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the head.
Patrick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ronbo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ronbo is looking for a sweep. Patrick is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patrick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Patrick is looking for a kimura but Ronbo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patrick to get the leverage.
Patrick blocks the strikes from Ronbo.
Ronbo controlling the position for now.
Ronbo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Patrick is working away from the top position though.
Ronbo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ronbo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ronbo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ronbo with a lazy takedown attempt
so Patrick counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Patrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patrick slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patrick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patrick tries to stand but Ronbo is controlling from the bottom.
Patrick trying to control but Ronbo is working from the bottom.
Ronbo wants to control but Patrick passes easily into half guard.
Patrick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Patrick seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo is trying to control but can't.
Ronbo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Patrick is looking to take a break and control but Ronbo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ronbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patrick cracks Ronbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patrick drives through with a takedown into guard.
Patrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ronbo keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully.
Patrick prevents Ronbo from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ronbo, up you get!
Ronbo wants to clinch
and Patrick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ronbo's guard now.
Patrick looks gassed!
Ronbo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Patrick trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ronbo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Patrick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick working a defensive guard here.
Ronbois looking to pass into half guard but Patrick pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Patrick is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Patrick dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ronbo wants to land a leg kick but Patrick is out of range.
Ronbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patrick.
Ronbo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patrick swivels and escapes.
Patrick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronbo shoots in but Patrick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ronbo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ronbo duly obliges.
Patrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ronbo pinned against the cage. Ronbo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ronbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Patrick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ronbo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patrick counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Patrick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ronbo looking to control.
Patrick working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ronbo trying to keep a closed guard but Patrick is proving a slippery customer.
Patrick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ronbo wants to stand and escape but Patrick is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick landing some decent shots from guard.
Patrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patrick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ronbo is looking for a sweep.
Patrick trying to control the position but Ronbo is working away.
Ronbo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Patrick connects with a decent elbow.
Patrick happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Patrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ronbo trying to control from the bottom.
Ronbo wants to improve his position but Patrick is controlling well.
Patrick is pressing down on Ronbo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ronbo is holding on for now.
Ronbo manages to get to full guard.
Brandon Patrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patrick is looking to work some ground and pound but Ronbo has wrist control.
Patrick postures up.
Patrick controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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.
Ronbo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Patrick defends well.
Patrick thows a big elbow that misses.
Patrick passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ronbo can't do much from the bottom here.
Ronbo is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ronbo is not content to let Patrick control the position.
Ronbo can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Patrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ronbo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ronbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronbo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronbo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ronbo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Patrick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Patrick showed some decent athleticism there.
Ronbo trying to hold on to Patrick's head to control him but Patrick postures up.
Patrick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick wants to pass to mount but Ronbo is defending the position.
Ronbo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Patrick controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ronbo gets full guard.
Ronbo striking off his back but it's not causing Patrick any problems.
Patrick wants to pass the guard but Ronbo is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ronbo is pulling down on Patrick's head to control his posture.
Patrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronbo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ronbo is trying to keep Patrick in close.
Ronbo keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ronbo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ronbo.
Brandon Patrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ronbo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronbo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Ronbo parries the strikes from Patrick easily there. Patrick is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ronbo to escape.
Ronbo gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ronbo is trying to stand back up but Patrick is controlling him
Patrick content to control rather than advance.
Ronbo trying to control but Patrick postures up.
Patrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ronbo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Patrick is trying to control. Ronbo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ronbo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patrick wants to pass to mount but Ronbo is defending the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ronbo misses with a leg kick.
Patrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ronbo's waist but Ronbo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patrick off to one side.
Patrick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ronbo counters with a three punch combo that has Patrick backing up. Patrick nods at Ronbo to acknowledge the strikes.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
Patrick checks a leg kick nicely.
Ronnie Ronbo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick throws out a loose jab but Ronbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Patrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Patrick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Patrick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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