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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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183 lbs
31 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Patterson shoots in for a double leg but Yamada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yamada misses with a head kick.
Yamada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Patterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamada 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.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patterson moves out of range as Yamada strikes.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yamada there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Patterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamada misses with a straight left.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Patterson blocks the body kick.
Patterson avoids the head kick by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada rushes Patterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Patterson.
Patterson jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Patterson is looking for a triangle but Yamada pushes his legs off easily.
Yamada stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Patterson fails with the takedown.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada tests Patterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yamada.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a looping overhand right but Patterson ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson gets tackled into the cage by Yamada. Yamada maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada avoiding damage.
Patterson takes a shot to the head.
Yamada misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Yamada working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Patterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamada just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patterson throws an off balance right hand
and Yamada counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yamada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yamada is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamada missing with a left hand there. Patterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamada throws a sloppy head kick and Patterson moves out of range easily.
Patterson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson punishes Yamada's body with a nice straight punch.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patterson avoids a kick to the body.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Yamada.
Patterson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yamada. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Yamada moved out of range.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patterson.
Yamada misses with a body kick.
Patterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Patterson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Patterson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yamada.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Yamada saw that one coming.
Yamada scores with a nice right hand.
Yamada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Patterson down.
Yamada pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body kick there by Yamada.
Patterson throws a looping overhand right but Yamada ducks down to avoid it.
Patterson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yamada's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good work by Patterson as he checks the leg kick.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Yamada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patterson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamada's waist but Yamada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Patterson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamada scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yamada throws a head kick but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson blocks the body kick.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Patterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Patterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Patterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada rushes Patterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Yamada turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is struggling to control the position.
Patterson tries to break the clinch but Yamada is controlling the position.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
Patterson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamada just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yamada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Patterson blocking some punches.
Yamada has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Patterson fails to pull guard.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada scores with a shot to the side of Patterson's head.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Patterson controls the action.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada pushes Patterson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Yamada lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Patterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamada smiles and moves away.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamada lands a nice looking body kick.
Patterson misses the jab.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamada defends it nicely.
Patterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Yamada.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patterson doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada dips to his left and cracks Patterson with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Yamada.
A left lands for Yamada.
Patterson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. Patterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patterson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamada misses with a double jab.
Yamada lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yamada is fending him off so far but Patterson persists. Nope, Yamada circles away and we're back to standing.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yamada throws the left hand but Patterson avoids the punch easily.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamada moves into range and clinches up with Patterson.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Yamada slows down the pace here.
Kane Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamada lands a hook that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Yamada holds him up against the cage and eventually Patterson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson blocking some punches.
Yamada fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Patterson avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Patterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Patterson digs a good body shot into Yamada's ribs.
Yamada lands a nice looking body kick.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Patterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada tries to work over Patterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Patterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patterson jumps guard but Yamada stands there with Patterson around his waist. Patterson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yamada gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Yamada turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Yamada working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries a body shot but Patterson blocks it.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Patterson.
Yamada works on Patterson's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamada has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Patterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada misses with some punches.
Yamada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patterson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamada misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Yamada fails to land.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Patterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yamada.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamada winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 44:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada! Kane Yamada retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Kane Yamada was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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