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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Marilyn Manson - Born Villain . This should be a great matchup!
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175 cm
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162 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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178 cm
28
169 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Patton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Furfur circles away.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Furfur closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Patton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Patton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Furfur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Patton. 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! Furfur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Furfur scores with a leg kick.
Patton tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf. Furfur doesn't manage to clinch there - Patton circles away.
Furfur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Patton counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Furfur is lucky that one didn't land flush. Furfur blocks a head kick by Patton.
Furfur throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furfur. Patton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Furfur wants to land a leg kick but Patton is out of range. Patton throws a nice outside leg kick. Patton blocks a head kick by Furfur.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Furfur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Patton finds it's way round the side to connect with Furfur's head. Furfur looks for the body kick but Patton saw that one coming. Furfur misses with a kick to the body.
Furfur walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. 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! Furfur takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Patton avoids it. Furfur goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Patton lands a jab to Furfur's midsection. Patton misses with a looping left. Furfur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Furfur throws out a leg kick but Patton moves out of range and Furfur only half commits. Patton scores with a hook. Patton thuds a left hand into Furfur's body. Furfur throws a sloppy head kick and Patton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. A head kick by Patton misses and Furfur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Patton lands with a slapping head kick. Patton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furfur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Patton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Furfur's head. Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Furfur circles away.
Furfur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Patton. Patton obviously looking to wear him down.
Patton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Furfur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Furfur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Furfur throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furfur manages to avoid it. Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Patton. Furfur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Furfur moves away and avoids it. Patton moves in looking to clinch but Furfur pushes him off. Patton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily. Patton swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Patton. Furfur throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Furfur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Furfur throws a half hearted mid kick. Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Furfur slips under a jab from Patton. Furfur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patton. Patton drops his hands momentarily and Furfur takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Furfur tries to score with a low kick but Patton moves his leg out of the way. Patton avoids a low kick by using good footwork. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Furfur blocks a jab. Patton lands a head kick. Furfur smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Furfur lands the left hand. Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage! Patton looks to throw a body kick and Furfur counters with a lovely straight right hand! Furfur scores with a leg kick.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Patton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Furfur throws a sloppy head kick letting Patton counter with a right hand. Patton takes a swing at Furfur's ribcage but misses. Patton slips a jab from Furfur. Patton checks a leg kick nicely. Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away. A bone on bone clash there as Patton blocks the leg kick.
Furfur scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Patton scores with a hook to the body. Furfur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Patton motions for Furfur to come forward. Patton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Patton tries to clinch up. Patton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Patton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Furfur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Patton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Crunch! Patton slams his shin into Furfur's torso. Furfur is breathing heavily. Both fighters circling a little - Patton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Patton tries to clinch but Furfur is having none of it. Furfur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Patton scores with a body shot.
Patton lands a front kick. Patton with a nice cross. Patton misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Patton. Patton clinches up against the cage. Patton lands an uppercut. Patton blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Patton. Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Furfur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Furfur avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Furfur throws a hook to the side of Patton's head but Patton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Patton lands a lovely overhand right. Furfur misses with an uppercut. Patton saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patton scoring well with a low kick there.
Patton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A chopping leg kick lands by Patton. Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Patton's leg but Patton calmly moves out of range. Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily. Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furfur can do to turn this around? Patton misses with a head kick.
Furfur wants to land a leg kick but Patton is out of range. Patton lands a nice hook to Furfur's body. Furfur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Patton misses with an uppercut
and Furfur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Michael Patton is winning the standup battle so far. Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furfur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Furfur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Patton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Furfur.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Furfur is out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Furfur tries to clinch up. A solid leg kick lands there for Patton.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Furfur moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Furfur's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Patton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Furfur. Furfur throws a body kick that misses. A big right from Furfur misses. Patton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Furfur moves away. Furfur misses with a body kick. Furfur misses with a low kick as Patton jumps back. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Furfur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Patton is looking to wear down Furfur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Patton blocks the body kick.
Patton misses with a left hand and Furfur finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Patton dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Furfur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Furfur moves out of range as Patton strikes. Patton scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf. Patton moves into the clinch. A short right from Patton. Patton breaks the clinch.
Patton moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Furfur has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton. Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Furfur loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch. Patton scores with a sloppy right hand. Furfur should have avoided that one. Furfur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round. Furfur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patton throws a body punch but Furfur moves out of range. Furfur slips under a jab from Patton. Furfur takes one to the side of the head.
Patton thows a left - swing and a miss! Patton takes one to the chin there. Furfur has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Furfur there as he acknowledges the shot. Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton misses the shot to the body. Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses. Patton throws a nice looking combination but Furfur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Furfur moves out of range easily. Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Michael Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Patton lands a front kick. Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton clinches. 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! Stalling in the clinch from Furfur.
Nice body punch from Patton - that landed with a thud.
Furfur is pushing Patton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside. Furfur misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Furfur.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Patton. Furfur lands on the inside with an uppercut. Patton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Patton letting Furfur take a breather here. Furfur blocking some punches.
Furfur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside. Furfur is trying to stall.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Furfur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Furfur tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Patton moves into range and connects with a jab. Furfur throws a big shot that misses. Patton lands a right hook to the body.
Patton lands a high kick!
Furfur throws a leg kick but Patton moved away. Patton thuds a left hand into Furfur's body. Good leg kick by Furfur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Patton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Furfur lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Patton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furfur. That did some damage!
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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27 Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Patton! A victorious Michael Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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