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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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204 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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181 cm
25
205 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfonso Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Banks !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Banks trying to control from half guard but Patterson is working away.
Banks sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Patterson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Banks scores with a couple of nice shots.
Patterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Banks seems content to control.
Patterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
Banks lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Banks is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Patterson won't allow Banks to pass to mount.
Patterson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Banks pulls his head out easily.
Banks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patterson keeps working.
Banks lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Banks is controlling the pace.
Banks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Banks winds up and cracks Patterson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Banks stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks uses his free foot to push down on Patterson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Patterson.
Patterson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks landing strikes from the mount and Patterson is in trouble!
Banks tries to control but Patterson wriggling away.
Banks lands a big shot there that rocks Patterson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Patterson is squirming around, avoiding Banks 's attempts to control the action.
Banks putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Banks connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Banks controlling the position easily from mount.
Banks in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is squirming around, avoiding Banks 's attempts to control the action.
Banks is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Banks controlling from mount.
Banks dominating with strikes here.
Banks prevents Patterson from getting the reversal.
Banks looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Patterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Banks looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Banks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Banks lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Banks scoring with strikes but Patterson is staying in there.
Banks landing punches.
Patterson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Banks wants to get back to his feet but Patterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Banks dives on top into guard.
Banks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Banks lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Banks dominated that round.
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.
Patterson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Banks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Banks tries to pass to full mount but Patterson defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Banks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Patterson looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Banks lands a nice short elbow.
Banks not doing much here.
Banks wants to control but Patterson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Well, if Banks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rashad Banks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Banks closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Banks lands in his opponent's guard.
Banks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Patterson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Banks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Banks wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Banks stays in close to Patterson's body and controls the position.
Banks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banks distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Banks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Patterson's head.
Banks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Banks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Patterson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Banks defends it easily.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Patterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Banks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Banks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rashad Banks has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Patterson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Banks to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Banks chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Banks trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Banks 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Banks chips away with some ground and pound.
Banks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Banks distracts Patterson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks works over Patterson with some ground and pound from guard.
Banks passes into half guard.
Banks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Banks looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Patterson is staying active underneath Banks , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Banks there.
Banks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Banks .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Banks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Patterson misses with a takedown
and Banks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Patterson has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Banks escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Banks !
Patterson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Banks connects with a decent elbow.
Banks cracks Patterson with a big right hand but Patterson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Banks lands a nice forearm strike.
Banks is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banks lands an elbow.
Rashad Banks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Banks landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patterson is trying to escape the position but Banks is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banks scores with punches from side control.
Patterson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Banks lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Patterson down.
Banks scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson tries to improve position but can't.
Patterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Banks scoring with punches from side control.
Banks is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Patterson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Banks landing strikes.
Banks advances nicely into full mount.
Banks lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patterson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks controlling from mount.
Banks breaks from Patterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Banks lands a big elbow.
Banks looking to control but Patterson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks landing strikes from the mount and Patterson is in trouble!
Banks looking to finish Patterson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Patterson!
Patterson is rocked!
Banks with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Patterson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Banks content just to control the position here.
Banks lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Banks landing strikes from the mount.
Banks unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Patterson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Banks celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Banks !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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