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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lezema has chosen Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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230 lbs
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257 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lezema dodges the punch combination from Patterson.
A big left from Lezema misses.
Lezema scores with a nice strike.
Lezema moves into the clinch successfully.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Lezema has him pressed against the cage.
Lezema has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Patterson uses from the top position.
Lezema throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Patterson wants to pass the guard but Lezema is keeping the position.
Patterson advances to half guard.
Lezema is trying to get back to full guard.
Lezema regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lezema escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema has his foot on Patterson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patterson works his way back into a safe position though.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Lezema keeps moving.
Patterson drops back looking for a leg! Lezema is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lezema manages to kick Patterson off! Patterson jumps back into Lezema's guard.
Lezema trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson looking to pass the guard.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lezema is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Patterson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lezema is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lezema fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lezema lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Patterson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Patterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lezema throws a combination that misses
and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patterson.
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Lezema has him pressed against the cage.
Lezema gets underhooks to prevent Patterson's takedown attempt.
Lezema turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Patterson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Patterson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lezema tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lezema has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lezema moves into full guard.
Patterson looking to sit in guard and control but Lezema gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Patterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lezema gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lezema is working Patterson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lezema must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema slips nicely into half guard.
Patterson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lezema thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lezema wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lezema scores with a three punch combo!
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lezema paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lezema stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lezema fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patterson is out of range.
Lezema falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patterson.
Patterson has Lezema pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lezema manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lezema digs a right hand underneath Patterson's ribcage. Patterson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lezema has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Patterson is trying to keep an underhook but Lezema manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lezema is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patterson wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Patterson!
Lezema punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lezema looking for a guillotine from mount but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lezema trying to control but Patterson is having none of it.
Patterson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Patterson wants to control but Lezema is having none of it.
Patterson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lezema is trying to take his opponent's back.
Lezema is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Patterson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Patterson working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lezema.
Patterson is trying to escape the mount.
Lezema is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lezema.
Lezema tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lezema scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lezema throws a left and a right that both miss
and Patterson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Patterson.
Lezema lands a shoulder strike.
Lezema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema throws a combination that misses
and Patterson counters with a two punch combo.
Lezema scores with a jab to the jaw.
Patterson wants to clinch
and Lezema counters with a nice uppercut.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Lezema avoids it well.
Lezema misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Lezema throws a combination that misses
and Patterson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lezema's guard.
Patterson passes into half guard.
Patterson is just content to waste time from the top position. Lezema takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Patterson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Lezema showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lezema misses with a body kick.
Lezema throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lezema gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lezema scores with a hook to the body.
Lezema lands a shot to the body.
Lezema is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lezema manages to break the clinch.
Fred Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lezema throws a series of punches but Patterson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Lezema finds it's target.
Lezema swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lezema misses with a combination
and Patterson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lezema's guard now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lezema lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Patterson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lezema is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Patterson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lezema lands a heavy elbow.
Lezema is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Patterson is surviving well by controlling Lezema's body position as best he can.
Lezema trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lezema breaks from Patterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lezema can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patterson is looking to escape.
Lezema landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Patterson looking for submissions off his back.
Patterson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Patterson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Patterson is pressing down on Lezema's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fred Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson looking for a guillotine here but Lezema defends easily.
Lezema avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lezema is one step ahead there.
Lezema postures up and lands a big shot to Patterson's brow.
Patterson is looking for a triangle but Lezema pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping busy on the bottom but Lezema has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lezema lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Patterson punching from the bottom.
Lezema wants to pass the guard but Patterson is defending well.
Lezema is working for a kimura but Patterson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Lezema.
I've got Lezema 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lezema!
Diego Lezema is the new heavyweight champion!
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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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