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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Zatox and Tatanka - Kickin Ass. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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168 cm
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154 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sting fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patton walks into a jab.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Patton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sting on the side of the head.
Sting tries a head kick but it misses.
Sting shoots in and drives through. Patton sprawls well.
Patton misses with an uppercut
and Sting counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sting on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Sting does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sting scores with a shot to the body.
Sting throws a leg kick but Patton moved away.
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!
Patton misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sting looks to land a right hand but Patton moved out of range.
Sting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sting attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sting throws a chopping leg kick but Patton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Patton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Patton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sting moves out of range as Patton throws a body kick.
Sting scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a push kick but Sting slaps the foot to one side.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
Sting throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Michael Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sting throws a right and a left that both miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patton.
Sting throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sting lands a front kick.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Sting lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sting on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sting.
Patton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sting.
Sting lands with a nice body punch.
Sting avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sting throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sting is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patton rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice sprawl there from Patton as Sting shoots in.
Sting lands a nice leg kick that just misses Patton's sensitive parts.
Sting with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid body kick from Sting.
Sting throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sting. That's going to slow Patton down.
Sting throws a quick inside leg kick.
Patton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick from Sting.
Sting shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steinar Sting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big left from Patton misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steinar Sting 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.
Sting fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Sting.
Sting misses with a low kick.
Patton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sting is out of range and Patton settles back down.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sting tries for a takedown but Patton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sting shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patton defends it nicely.
Patton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sting.
Sting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patton misses with a body punch
and Sting counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sting looks to land a combination but Patton avoids it well.
Patton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sting throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patton takes a swing at Sting's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton checks the leg kick.
Sting throws a shot from downtown. Patton moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton throws a low kick, looking for Sting's leg but Sting calmly moves out of range.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sting connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Sting does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sting moves out of range of the strikes.
Sting rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sting's knee momentarily.
Sting connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting misses with a body shot
and Patton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danga de danga de dang - Patton scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
Sting misses with a looping left.
Patton tests Sting's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sting takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sting lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Patton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Patton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Patton throws a good cross that connects.
Patton throws a series of punches but Sting moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Sting throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
A left lands for Patton.
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Sting, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sting tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sting lands a jab to Patton's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steinar Sting'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. This is the final round!
Patton avoids the body shot from Sting.
Sting throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sting lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Patton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Patton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sting moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton moves out of range of the body kick.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Sting takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sting ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting looks to land a left hand but Patton moved out of range nicely.
Patton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sting misses with a lunging right hand
and Patton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sting thinking.
Patton avoids the head kick by Sting.
Sting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Patton.
Sting comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sting avoids the body shot from Patton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting misses with a two punch combination.
Patton misses with a hook
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sting lands with a nice body punch.
Patton avoids the head kick by Sting.
Sting misses with a straight right.
Sting goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sting throws out the jab.
Sting throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sting takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patton misses with a low kick.
Patton tries to land a front kick but Sting steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sting stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sting takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sting misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sting.
Sting misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws the kick towards the body but Sting avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sting lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Patton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Patton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sting feints and then cracks Patton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patton down.
Sting thows a leg kick but Patton checks it
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sting's knee momentarily.
Sting tries to move into range but Patton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sting thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sting avoids the body shot from Patton.
Sting throws a body kick that misses.
Sting throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a body kick that stops Sting in his tracks momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Patton 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Patton!
Michael Patton took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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