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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alicate American (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alicate American will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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225 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luther Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alicate American!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for American on that attempt.
Patton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into American's guard.
American is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Patton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Patton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Patton wants to stand but American has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
American wriggles free and stands up.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and American moves out of range easily.
American throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is trying to pull guard but American has him pressed against the cage.
Patton is trying to break free.
American can't break the clinch.
Patton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Patton goes for a takedown in the clinch but American prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
American is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Patton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Patton is trying to pull guard but American has him pressed against the cage.
Patton turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
American wants to get back to his feet but Patton drags him back down.
Patton decides to stand back up.
American leaves Patton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from American.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
American misses with a wild combination.
American darts in looking for a takedown but Patton gets double underhooks and turns American into the cage.
Patton breaks the clinch.
American shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Patton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Patton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
American lands a two punch combo.
Patton dives in and scores a takedown into American's guard.
Patton is breathing heavily.
American wants to stand up but Patton is controlling him.
American preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Patton working some strikes from top position.
Patton wants to stand but American has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Patton stops American from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Patton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on American, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
American keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
American shoots for a takedown but Patton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts American as he jumps to the side.
American misses with a takedown attempt
and Patton counters with a big head kick but American shrugs it off.
Patton tries to keep at a distance but American has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Patton 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from American enables Patton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. American manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Patton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Patton stops American from standing up.
Patton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
American wants to stand up but Patton is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luther Patton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
American slips a jab from Patton.
American closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
American blocks an elbow strike.
American drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
American is breathing heavily.
Patton is trying to pull guard but American has him pressed against the cage.
Patton breaks the clinch.
American gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patton counters with a head kick.
American misses with a takedown
and Patton counters with a head kick. That will keep American thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Luther Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alicate American.
No luck for American with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Patton 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.
It looks like Patton is going to stand back up.
Patton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under American.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patton not doing much here.
We're going to have a standup here because Luther Patton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Patton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Luther Patton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
American wants to get back to his feet.
Patton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Patton tries to clinch but American is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Patton as American shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
American shoots and misses
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
American misses with a takedown attempt
and Patton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Patton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Patton lands a high kick!
American gets a clinch.
Patton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables American to keep the fight standing.
Patton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
American wants to get back to striking at distance but Patton won't allow it.
Patton is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables American to keep the fight standing.
Patton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton tries to pull guard but American won't allow it.
Patton is looking for a takedown.
Patton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. American just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Patton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patton working hard to break the clinch.
Patton is trying to pull guard but American turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton wants to get back to striking at distance but American won't allow it.
Patton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as American walks away with a smile on his face. Patton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by American or perhaps it was just good defense by Patton which made him look bad.
American shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Patton to counter with a crisp jab.
Alicate American seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from American as Patton shoots in.
American moves into the clinch.
American has Patton pressed against the cage.
Patton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. American avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
American wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patton is trying to break free.
American prevents a takedown attempt there.
American breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patton blocks the body kick.
Alicate American is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
American throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from American enables Patton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. American manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
American tried to score with a low kick but Patton checks it.
American fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Patton avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
American has managed to clinch.
Alicate American has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton drops down looking for an ankle pick but American pulls his leg out and moves away.
American drives through and clinches with Patton against the cage.
Patton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
American prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
American pulls Patton into guard.
Patton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
American has a takedown stuffed.
American shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luther Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from American.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from American enables Patton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. American manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luther Patton!
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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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