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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmo Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cosmo Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kruger scores with a takedown into Patterson's guard.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kruger is one step ahead there.
Kruger throws and elbow that misses. Patterson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kruger's guard. Nice move by Patterson!
Patterson wants to get up but he can't break Kruger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kruger is pulling down on Patterson's head. It's preventing any offense from Patterson, at least for the moment.
Kruger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kruger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patterson is looking to stand up but Kruger won't let him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruger misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Kruger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruger throws a right hand that Patterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Patterson also avoids with ease.
Patterson tries to clinch but Kruger moves out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Kruger circles away and keeps his distance.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Kruger circles away and keeps his distance.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger throws a hook but Patterson avoids it easily.
Kruger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kruger clobbers Patterson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruger swats away the attempt to clinch by Patterson.
Patterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruger scores with a takedown into Patterson's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kruger thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kruger trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Kruger chips away with some ground and pound.
Patterson has momentary wrist control but Kruger slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Kruger postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Kruger 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.
Patterson slips under a jab from Kruger.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Kruger jabs Patterson right on the nose. Patterson blinks but takes it well.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Patterson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruger.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Patterson with a poor takedown
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson slips under a jab from Kruger.
Patterson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kruger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Kruger is avoiding it.
Patterson tries to clinch up
and Kruger counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson taking a bit of punishment here - Kruger scoring with strikes.
Kruger lands an elbow.
Kruger looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patterson is avoiding damage well.
Kruger lands some shots froms side control.
Kruger cracks Patterson with a big right hand but Patterson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kruger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Patterson can't do much from the bottom here.
Patterson taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Patterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger scores with punches from side control.
Kruger throws a strike aimed at the side of Patterson's head but Patterson avoids it well.
Patterson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kruger.
Patterson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kruger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kruger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Kruger.
Patterson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kruger lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Patterson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Kruger there.
Patterson wants to control but Kruger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Patterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kruger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kruger lands strikes from half guard.
Patterson won't allow Kruger to pass to mount.
Kruger slips a nice elbow through Patterson's hands, connecting with Patterson's forehead.
Kruger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kruger prevents Patterson from standing back up.
Kruger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Patterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger working Patterson over with strikes.
Kruger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruger lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Patterson taking some punishment here, with Kruger in his half guard.
Kruger misses with a head shot. Patterson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kruger trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosmo Kruger 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!
Kruger misses with a looping left.
Patterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Patterson tries to clinch up
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Patterson moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Fred Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patterson wants to clinch
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patterson closes the distance but Kruger moves to the side
and Kruger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Patterson's guard.
Kruger working some strikes from top position.
Kruger trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Kruger is looking to advance position but Patterson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kruger is working to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruger can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger tries to lock up and control but Patterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patterson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patterson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruger is looking to escape.
Patterson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson tries to control but Kruger wriggling away.
Fred Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cosmo Kruger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patterson avoids the attempt from Kruger to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cosmo Kruger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kruger 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cosmo Kruger!
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RATING
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