PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Uzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uzi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slayer - Angel of Death . Patterson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tech N9ne - Like Yeah. Lee Patterson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kurt Uzi's chin.

Uzi
vs
Patterson

192 cm
22
292 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
276 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Uzi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lee Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uzi dives in and grabs Patterson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Patterson pushes down on Uzi's head and hops out.
Patterson throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Kurt Uzi has been cut.

Uzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patterson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Patterson tries to improve position but can't.
Patterson struggling a bit here.
Patterson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson wants to control but Uzi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Uzi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Patterson some visible discomfort.
Uzi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patterson on the ground.
Patterson is not content to let Uzi control the position.
Patterson tries to buck Uzi off but Uzi is having none of it.
Patterson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Uzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Uzi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patterson is avoiding damage well.
Patterson regains half guard.
Uzi working over Patterson with some ground and pound. Patterson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patterson moves into full guard.
Uzi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Uzi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Uzi won't allow Patterson to sweep him here.
Patterson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Uzi wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Uzi throws a big right hand that misses.
Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patterson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uzi is one step ahead there.
Patterson is trying to control the position but Uzi postures up.
Uzi wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uzi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Uzi shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurt Uzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Uzi circles away quickly and effectively.
Uzi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Patterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Uzi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patterson avoids it really well and circles away.
Uzi staying out of range there.
Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uzi wants to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Patterson. No joy for Uzi on that attempt.
Patterson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Patterson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Uzi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Patterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uzi manages to get himself to full guard.
Patterson postures up.
Uzi keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uzi wants to control the position but Patterson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Uzi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Uzi is defending against the submission attempts here by Patterson.
Patterson wants to advance to full mount but Uzi doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Uzi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Uzi keeps moving.
Patterson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Patterson throws and elbow that misses. Uzi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patterson's guard. Nice move by Uzi!
Uzi working some strikes from top position.
Patterson is looking to sweep but instead, Uzi has passed into half guard.
Patterson tries to roll over but Uzi keeps him under control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzi drops an elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Uzi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Uzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Patterson is not content to let Uzi control the position.
Patterson is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson has hold of Uzi's hands but Uzi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patterson has a hand on Uzi's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Uzi takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Uzi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Uzi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Uzi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patterson sprawls well. Patterson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uzi gets slowly back to his feet.
Uzi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Patterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Uzi to the mat! Uzi manages to get full guard.
Patterson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patterson won't allow Uzi to sweep him here.
Uzi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patterson.
Kurt Uzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patterson thows a big elbow that misses.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
Uzi will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Uzi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Uzi tries to get out of the position.
Patterson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Patterson throws a big right hand that misses.
Patterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patterson!
Patterson working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Uzi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patterson's guard.
Uzi is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Patterson keeping full guard, as Uzi tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patterson wants to control the position but Uzi says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson controlling the position well.
Patterson has hold of Uzi's hands but Uzi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Uzi is trying to control. Patterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patterson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uzi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Uzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Patterson wants to sweep here but Uzi controlling him for the moment.
Uzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Patterson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uzi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uzi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Patterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Patterson, not yet.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Uzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uzi scoring with some ground and pound.
Uzi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uzi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Uzi stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Uzi working the head and body with strikes.
Patterson is trying to control Uzi's posture but Uzi avoids it.
Uzi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Patterson manages to get back to half guard.
Uzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Uzi in particular looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uzi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Uzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uzi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uzi 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 actively working from the bottom here.
Patterson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uzi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uzi's back!
Uzi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Uzi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Patterson gets his way!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to stick to Uzi's back but Uzi is turning into Patterson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Patterson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Uzi.
Uzi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uzi postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
Uzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Uzi from controlling successfully.
Patterson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Uzi manages to get himself to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uzi looking for a sweep. Not yet Uzi, not yet.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Patterson has gone for a leg lock! Uzi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Patterson's guard.
Uzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Uzi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Uzi postures up.
Patterson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uzi scoring with some ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Uzi stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.
Uzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Uzi!
Patterson scoring with strikes but Uzi is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson thowing shots but they're missing.

Patterson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Uzi turns into him and now he's in Patterson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Uzi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Uzi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uzi avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Uzi saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Patterson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Patterson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patterson lands in his opponent's guard.
Patterson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson trying to control but Uzi is working from the bottom.

Patterson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Uzi dives on top into guard.
Patterson looking to control.
Uzi wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Uzi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lands a couple of digs.
Patterson is trying to control the position but Uzi postures up.
Uzi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Uzi trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Uzi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Uzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi postures up.
Uzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzi looking to pass the guard.
Patterson is controlling Uzi's posture.
Patterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lee Patterson.
Patterson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uzi.
A combination from Patterson does no damage.
Uzi shoots for a double leg takedown but Patterson sprawls well. He's pushed Uzi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi dodges the punch combination from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a wild combination.

Uzi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Uzi lands in his opponent's guard.
Uzi pushing down on Patterson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Uzi is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Patterson gets full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Uzi wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Uzi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patterson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patterson is trying to keep Uzi in close.
Uzi with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Uzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Patterson is retaining full guard.
Uzi postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patterson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Uzi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Uzi postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
Patterson is trying to hold Uzi in close to prevent damage but Uzi has managed to pass into half guard.
Patterson tries to roll over but Uzi keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi lands strikes from half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uzi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Patterson wants to get back to his feet.
Uzi working Patterson over with strikes.
Patterson is not content to let Uzi control the position.
Patterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Uzi is looking to advance position but Patterson won't allow it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uzi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Uzi prevents Patterson from improving his position.
Uzi 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patterson is refusing to be controlled, as Uzi sits in half guard.
Uzi is stalling here. Patterson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Uzi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Patterson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Uzi tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Patterson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uzi is looking for a sweep.
Patterson throws an elbow but Uzi slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson is putting a hurting on Uzi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Uzi misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Uzi is trying to control Patterson's posture but Patterson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Uzi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
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.

Uzi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patterson swivels and escapes.

Patterson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Patterson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Uzi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Patterson's best efforts.
Patterson is looking to take a break and control but Uzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Patterson seems to be working for a kimura but Uzi defends the submission attempt.
Patterson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Uzi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Patterson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Patterson's back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Uzi's guard. Nice work there by Patterson.
Uzi keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.

Patterson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Uzi manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Patterson has Uzi in his guard.

Patterson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Uzi uses it to pass to side control.
Uzi lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Patterson is not content to let Uzi control the position.
Patterson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Uzi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Uzi looks up at the clock and then as Patterson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Uzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patterson wants to control but Uzi postures up.
Uzi lands an elbow.
Uzi looks up at the clock and then as Patterson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Uzi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Patterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Patterson is rocked!
Patterson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Patterson is still in real trouble! Can Uzi finish him?
Patterson is trying to improve his position.
Patterson seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Uzi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Patterson is trying to get back to half guard.
Uzi working the head with strikes.
Patterson can't do much from the bottom here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Uzi lands an elbow.
Uzi wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
Uzi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patterson can do to turn this around?
Patterson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Uzi remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Patterson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Uzi is controlling him well.
Uzi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Patterson is avoiding damage well.
Patterson defending against the ground and pound.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to control Uzi's posture but Uzi avoids it.
Uzi scoring with punches and elbows.
Uzi landing a few strikes.
Uzi working the ground and pound.
Uzi cracks Patterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Uzi trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom.
Uzi is working Patterson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Uzi landing strikes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Uzi grinds an elbow into Patterson's temple.
Uzi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Patterson is trying to improve his position.
Uzi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Patterson down.
Uzi working away.
Patterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzi in side control, throwing shots but Patterson defends.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Patterson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Uzi misses with the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Uzi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Uzi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Uzi working away.
Uzi is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Patterson regains half guard.
Uzi lands strikes from half guard.
Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Uzi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Uzi is trying to control. Patterson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Uzi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Patterson tries to roll over but Uzi keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uzi is stalling here. Patterson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Uzi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Patterson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Patterson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Uzi had his way with Lee Patterson in that round.
The cut man is working on Kurt Uzi's cut.
That's time! Uzi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Uzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patterson is fending him off so far but Uzi persists. Nope, Patterson circles away and we're back to standing.
Uzi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Patterson misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Patterson misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Patterson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uzi is on top in guard.
Patterson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uzi wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Patterson is trying to keep Uzi in close.
Uzi being controlled here momentarily.
Uzi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patterson managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lee Patterson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Patterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Patterson throws a nice looking combination but Uzi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uzi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Patterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uzi somewhat.

Uzi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patterson's half guard.
Uzi is thwarting Patterson's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Uzi working the head and body with strikes.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uzi.
Uzi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Uzi prevents Patterson from improving his position.
Uzi drops an elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Uzi working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson is looking for a sweep. Uzi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Patterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uzi trying to control from half guard but Patterson is working away.
Uzi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Patterson is looking to control Uzi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patterson avoid being mounted?
Uzi is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Uzi.
Patterson is looking to improve his position.

Patterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Uzi there.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Patterson pushes Uzi off looking to stand but Uzi dives back in and keeps control.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
Uzi wants to free his trapped foot but Patterson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Uzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patterson is refusing to be controlled, as Uzi sits in half guard.
Uzi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Patterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Patterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Uzi to the mat! Uzi manages to get full guard.
Uzi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uzi wants to sweep but no luck.
Patterson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Patterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uzi is keeping the position for now.
Uzi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patterson!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Uzi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Uzi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uzi landing strikes from the mount.
Uzi lands a big elbow.
Kurt Uzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uzi dominating with strikes here.
Oooh a big shot lands for Uzi! Patterson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:03 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kurt Uzi!
Kurt Uzi is the new super heavyweight champion!