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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Jurcina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 cm
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185 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
24
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Patterson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Jurcina! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jurcina misses with a low kick. Jurcina throws a jab but it's blocked by Patterson. Jurcina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Hank Patterson has been cut. Jurcina throws a front kick aimed at Patterson's knee but Patterson avoids it well. Jurcina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson. Patterson throws the left hand but Jurcina avoids the punch easily. Patterson looks to throw the jab but Jurcina is out of range. Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jurcina throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Patterson counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Patterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jurcina looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Jurcina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. 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! Patterson throws a body kick that misses. Jurcina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Jurcina takes a body punch but keeps moving. Patterson lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jurcina lands a leg kick that knocks Patterson off balance momentarily. Jurcina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Jurcina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it. Jurcina tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Patterson is able to avoid easily. Patterson throws a right and a left that Jurcina avoids nicely. Nice defenses there by Jurcina. Patterson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurcina.
Patterson scores with a shot to the body.
Jurcina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patterson. Jurcina looks to land a body kick but Patterson moved away. Patterson scores with a jab to the jaw. 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! Patterson lands with a right hand. Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jurcina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Patterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Jurcina misses the shot to the body. Patterson throws a solid leg kick but Jurcina takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Patterson. Patterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jurcina. Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurcina.
Jurcina clinches up against the cage. Jurcina is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Jurcina throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pattersons head. Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson lands a nice uppercut. Jurcina taking a breather. Patterson has a couple of punches blocked by Jurcina.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jurcina digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected. A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson. Jurcina stalls. Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jurcina avoids the body shot from Patterson.
Jurcina fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patterson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jurcina drops his hands momentarily and Patterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Nice uppercut lands for Patterson. That snapped Jurcina's head back.
Patterson lands a jab to Jurcina's midsection. An inside leg kick from Jurcina misses. 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! Patterson feints and then cracks Jurcina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jurcina down. Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jurcina wants to clinch. A looping hook to the body misses from Patterson. Jurcina does a little dance to reset his feet. Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Jurcina's shoulder, as Jurcina tries to avoid the shot. Jurcina missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Patterson darts in and clinches Jurcina up against the cage. Patterson looking to throw knees to the head but Jurcina is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jurcina. Jurcina leaning against his opponent.
Patterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jurcina manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jurcina misses with a short punch on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Patterson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hank Patterson's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Patterson. Patterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Jurcina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patterson. Patterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Jurcina lands a leg kick that knocks Patterson off balance momentarily. Patterson throws a jab when Jurcina was well out of range. Patterson lands with a hook. Jurcina tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jurcina is rocked! Patterson scores with a jab to the body. Hank Patterson is winning the standup battle so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Patterson! Jurcina is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Patterson! Hank Patterson retains his middleweight title! An out of breath and clearly excited Hank Patterson thanked Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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