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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane's entrance music is Way of The Ninja. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton punishes Crane's body with a nice straight punch.
Crane moves into the clinch successfully.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crane.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Crane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Patton tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton breaks from the clinch.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Crane is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Crane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Patton misses with a hook
and Crane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crane connects with the punch.
Patton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crane counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crane as he avoids it easily.
Patton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Crane throws a nice looking combination but Patton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crane lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton gets a double leg takedown into Crane's guard.
Patton lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patton wants to pass the guard but Crane is keeping the position.
Patton wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
Crane manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane wants to clinch.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crane's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crane is trying to get back to full guard.
Patton wants to control but Crane is keeping him busy.
Patton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Patton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crane wants to control but Patton is keeping busy.
Patton tries to pass to full mount but Crane defends it.
Crane pushes Patton off looking to stand but Patton dives back in and keeps control.
Patton is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Crane still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Crane has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Patton struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane stands up and beckons Patton to his feet.
Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane slips under a jab from Patton.
Patton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crane momentarily.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton connects with a nice looking jab.
Patton takes one on the button.
Patton throws the left hand but Crane avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane lands a body shot.
Crane scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Crane. No joy for Patton on that attempt.
Crane throws a one two combo.
Patton takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crane is looking to wear down Patton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Crane misses.
A nice side step and Patton releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patton lands with an uppercut that bounces Crane off the ropes and back into range.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patton throws a right hand that misses
and Crane counters with a three punch combo that has Patton backing up. Patton nods at Crane to acknowledge the strikes.
Crane catches Patton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Crane throwing a counter right hand but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
Patton connects with a body shot that sends Crane's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane 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.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crane.
Patton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Patton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patton wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patton! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
As Patton looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Patton just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Patton looks to clinch
and Crane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton cracks Crane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton wants to clinch.
Crane throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Crane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Patton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Patton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane cracks Patton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Patton blocks a jab.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane throws a big counter combination but Patton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Patton fails to land the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Crane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Patton! But no joy.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Patton looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Patton misses with a takedown attempt
and Patton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Crane slips a jab from Patton.
Crane scores with a shot to the body.
Patton takes a swing at Crane's ribcage but misses.
Crane is looking for a counter combo.
Patton slips a straight right by Crane.
Patton now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crane!
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Patton momentarily.
Crane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Patton to score with a decent uppercut.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Patton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patton misses with a takedown attempt - Crane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton misses with a combination
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of Patton's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.
Crane scores with a punch to the head.
Patton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Patton shoots and misses
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Patton moves into the clinch.
Crane prevents the takedown attempt.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane tries to work over Patton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane misses with the combination.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Crane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patton manages to avoid it.
Patton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patton misses the shot to the body.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Crane ducks down to avoid it.
Patton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patton staying out of range there.
Patton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Patton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
It looked like Crane was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Patton.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Patton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Patton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Crane.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton lands a nice hook to Crane's body. Crane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patton throws a body punch but Crane moves out of range.
Patton misses with a jab to the body
and Crane counters with a nice uppercut.
Crane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Patton.
Crane is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Patton gets a clinch.
Crane misses with a body punch.
Crane prevents a body shot from Patton.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.
Patton misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane is looking to counter punch.
Crane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patton misses with the combination.
Patton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane has closed the distance and engaged Patton in a clinch.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Crane blocks a body shot from Patton.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Crane.
Patton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Crane scores with a jab to the head.
Patton tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patton. Patton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane lands a slapping body shot.
Crane is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Crane stalling against the ropes.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Patton lands a right hand.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton has his takedown stuffed
and Crane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patton thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crane with a body shot.
Patton tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Crane throws a series of punches but Patton avoids them all with ease.
Crane misses with a double jab.
Crane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton looks to land a right hand but Crane moved out of range.
A big left from Patton misses.
Crane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Crane counter with a right hand.
Crane stuffs the takedown attempt from Patton. Patton gets slowly back to his feet.
Ichabod Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Patton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patton throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crane blocks a jab.
As Patton looks to move away, Crane throws a big counter combo but Patton just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crane, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!
Ichabod Crane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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