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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zachary Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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161 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zachary Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Patrick defends it nicely.
Ellis misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ellis pinned against the cage. Ellis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ellis shoots for a double leg takedown but Patrick sprawls well. He's pushed Ellis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patrick.
Ellis dives in for a single leg takedown but Patrick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zachary Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ellis.
Ellis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Zachary Patrick has been cut.
Ellis jumps guard but Patrick stands there with Ellis around his waist. Ellis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ellis stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Patrick looking to sit in guard and control but Ellis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ellis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Patrick, up you get!
Patrick has a takedown stuffed.
Ellis fails with the takedown.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Ellis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patrick circles away.
Patrick misses with a head kick.
Patrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ellis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patrick stuffs the takedown attempt from Ellis. Ellis gets slowly back to his feet.
Ellis gets a clinch.
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!
Ellis wants a takedown but no success here.
Patrick tries to pull guard but Ellis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patrick wants to break free but Ellis has control.
Ellis wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patrick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ellis looks winded!
Patrick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Patrick is trying to push Ellis away but Ellis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patrick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ellis walks away with a smile on his face. Patrick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches up with Ellis, looking for a takedown. Patrick pushes Ellis against the cage but Ellis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ellis.
Patrick fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Patrick. No joy for Ellis on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ellis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis dives in for a single leg takedown but Patrick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Patrick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ellis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patrick looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
Patrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patrick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ellis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patrick circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Ellis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zachary Patrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ellis throws a body kick that misses.
Ellis tries a head kick but it misses.
Ellis moves into the clinch.
Patrick tries to pull guard but Ellis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Patrick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ellis tries for a takedown but Patrick manages to get underhooks.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Patrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Ellis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ellis misses with a double jab.
Ellis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zachary Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ellis.
Ellis dives in for a single leg takedown but Patrick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Patrick keeps control of Ellis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
Patrick shoots in but Ellis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ellis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zachary Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patrick tries to clinch but Ellis moves out of range.
Ellis has a takedown stuffed.
Don Ellis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ellis but Ellis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Patrick keeps it at a distance.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis clinches with his opponent.
Ellis breaks the clinch.
Ellis shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick closes the distance but Ellis moves to the side
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellis swats away the attempt to clinch by Patrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patrick goes for a double leg but Ellis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ellis continues to drive forward.
Ellis is trying to drag Patrick to the mat but Patrick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patrick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Patrick tries to break the clinch but Ellis is controlling the position.
Ellis tries to score a body lock takedown but Patrick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ellis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Patrick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Patrick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ellis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Patrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patrick can't break the clinch.
Patrick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ellis jumps guard but Patrick stands there with Ellis around his waist. Ellis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Ellis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Zachary Patrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ellis.
Ellis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Patrick.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
Patrick misses with a takedown attempt - Ellis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ellis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zachary Patrick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Ellis.
Ellis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ellis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ellis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Patrick tries to avoid it but Ellis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Patrick to the ground. Patrick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ellis checks a leg kick.
Ellis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Patrick if he has to take too many more of those.
Ellis darts in looking for a takedown but Patrick gets double underhooks and turns Ellis into the cage.
Patrick can't get the takedown.
Ellis jumps guard.
Patrick has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patrick preventing the sweep.
Patrick stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ellis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ellis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis trying to keep a closed guard but Patrick is proving a slippery customer.
Patrick is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ellis keeping moving, preventing Patrick from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Zachary Patrick wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ellis moves out of range of the body kick from Patrick.
Patrick gets tackled into the cage by Ellis. Ellis maintains the clinch.
Ellis manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patrick will feel that in the morning.
Patrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ellis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ellis checks the leg kick.
Patrick has a takedown stuffed.
Ellis fakes the leg kick and cracks Patrick in the body.
Patrick looks for a takedown but Ellis sprawls well.
Ellis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ellis forces Patrick back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ellis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ellis gets control of Patrick's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ellis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ellis working a defensive guard here.
Patrick controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ellis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ellis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ellis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Ellis!
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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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