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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos has chosen Ransom as his entrance music. Anthony Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Patterson which made him look bad.
Patterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch combination from Santos misses.
Santos misses with a body kick.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Patterson.
Anthony Patterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Santos.
Patterson moves into the clinch.
Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Patterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santos wants to clinch up but Patterson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
Patterson has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Patterson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patterson smiles and moves away.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Patterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Santos looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Patterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Santos is squirming around, avoiding Patterson's attempts to control the action.
Patterson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Patterson working for a submission but Santos is keeping him at bay.
Patterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling from mount.
Patterson lands a heavy elbow.
Patterson controlling from mount.
Patterson lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling the position easily from mount.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Patterson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patterson is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Patterson connects with a body shot.
Patterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Santos misses with a combination
and Patterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patterson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Patterson trying to control from Santos's half guard. Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson 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.
Patterson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Patterson just content to control the position.
Patterson decides to stand back up. Patterson steps back and let's Santos get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson clinches with his opponent.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patterson fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Patterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santos is controlling him.
Santos lands a couple of digs.
Santos postures up.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patterson gets a clinch.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patterson or not.
Patterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
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.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Patterson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Santos misses with a combination
and Patterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson trying to control from Santos's half guard. Santos has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Patterson dominated that second round.
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!
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Patterson's waist but Patterson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Santos off to one side.
Patterson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Patterson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Patterson blocks a head kick by Santos.
Patterson wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Santos circles away.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Anthony Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson fails with the takedown
and Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Patterson has a closed guard, preventing Santos from standing up.
Santos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Anthony Patterson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patterson trying to keep a closed guard but Santos is proving a slippery customer.
Santos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Santos tries to stand but Patterson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Santos tries to pass.
Santos postures up.
Santos wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patterson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Patterson scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Patterson.
No luck for Patterson with that takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Patterson gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Patterson is working away from the top position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Patterson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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