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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Evan Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thurston Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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152 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Evan Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Thurston Moore!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patrick shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moore manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Patrick throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patrick working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Moore's head.
Patrick 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.
Patrick trying to control but Moore is working from the bottom.
Patrick looking to pass the guard.
Patrick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patrick cracks Moore with a solid left hand.
Patrick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Moore wants to control but Patrick postures up.
Patrick prevents Moore from escaping the position.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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!
Patrick trying to control the position but Moore is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to strike but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Moore is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Patrick tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Patrick is chipping away with strikes.
Moore struggling a bit here.
Patrick tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Patrick sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Moore is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Moore striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore can't do much from the bottom here.
Patrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Patrick is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Moore has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick in side control, throwing shots but Moore defends.
Patrick working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Moore struggling a bit here.
Patrick is trying to get an arm triangle but Moore is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore tries to buck Patrick off but Patrick is having none of it.
Patrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick working away.
Moore regains half guard.
Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Patrick.
Moore wants to control but Patrick is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Patrick seems to be looking for submissions.
Patrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Patrick eventually gives up the hold.
Moore wants to improve his position but Patrick is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is looking to control Patrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?
Moore is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Patrick is staying active.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Patrick is thwarting Moore's attempts to control the position.
Patrick seems to be looking for submissions.
Patrick seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrick wants to work for an arm triangle but Moore is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Patrick eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Patrick dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patrick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moore is fending him off so far but Patrick persists. Nope, Moore circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Moore does no damage.
Patrick shoots in and bounces Moore off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Moore is wriggling around but Patrick manages to pass to half guard.
Patrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Patrick thows a huge punch but Moore dodges it nicely.
Moore is trying to maintain the position but Patrick is very close to passing his half guard.
Moore is defending against the submission attempts here by Patrick.
Ground and pound from Patrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Moore doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Patrick.
Patrick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Patrick is thwarting Moore's attempts to control the position.
Patrick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Moore tries to roll over but Patrick keeps him under control.
Moore is looking to control Patrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moore avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking for a kimura but Moore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Patrick to get the leverage.
Moore slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Moore trying to keep a closed guard but Patrick is proving a slippery customer.
Patrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patrick drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Patrick jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Patrick pushing down on Moore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Moore is trying to get back to full guard.
Patrick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Patrick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Evan Patrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patrick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moore wants to control the action here but instead Patrick manages to pass to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore is bucking up trying to escape but Patrick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Moore regains half guard.
Patrick is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Patrick eventually gives up the hold.
Moore wants to control but Patrick is keeping busy.
Moore is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patrick is thwarting Moore's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore tries to get to full guard but Patrick has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Patrick dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Moore tries to bum rush Patrick with a series of wild strikes but Patrick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patrick has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Moore finds it's way round the side to connect with Patrick's head.
Patrick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moore quickly recovers to half guard.
Moore tries to roll over but Patrick keeps him under control.
Patrick trying to control the action but Moore is working from the bottom.
Patrick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Moore sees it coming and defends easily.
Patrick prevents Moore from improving his position.
Patrick is trying to work for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Patrick passes to side control.
Patrick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patrick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard.
Patrick tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Patrick has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Patrick tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Patrick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Patrick landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore wants to control but Patrick postures up.
Patrick thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Moore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore misses with a strike from the bottom.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Patrick is looking to take a break and control but Moore is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Moore knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Moore struggling a bit here.
Moore is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Patrick's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Moore makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Moore.
Patrick throwing strikes but missing.
Patrick looking to pass the guard.
Patrick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore managing to control the position.
Patrick distracts Moore with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Patrick is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Moore manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Patrick manages to get himself to full guard.
Patrick escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Moore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thurston Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evan Patrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patrick wants to sweep here but Moore controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Patrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patrick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Patrick!
Evan Patrick took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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