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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. The crowd seem to be enjoying Patterson's choice of entrance music: Family To Feed. Ali Patterson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 cm
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chip Ryan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Patterson! The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patterson misses with a few strikes there.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Ryan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Patterson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Patterson.
Patterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan. Patterson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Patterson lands a two punch combo.
Patterson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryan looking to score a takedown here. Patterson is defending well but Ryan drives through and ends up in Patterson's guard. 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! Ryan throwing strikes but missing. Ryan postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it. Patterson is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea. Patterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patterson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryan cracks Patterson with a solid left hand. Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Ryan throws a big right hand that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Patterson keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully. Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Patterson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Ryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Ryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Patterson defends well and Ryan ends up having to push Patterson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ryan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patterson swivels and escapes. Patterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan. A jab from Patterson does it's job there. Patterson stuffs the takedown. Patterson scores with a three punch combo!
Ryan is breathing heavily. Ryan shoots in for a double leg but Patterson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Patterson lands with a nice combination. Ryan backs away looking to recover. Ryan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson misses with a double jab.
Chip Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ryan dodges the punch combination from Patterson.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown. Patterson tries to sprawl out of it but Ryan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patterson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan clinches up against the cage. Patterson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryans head. Patterson manages to break the clinch.
Ryan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ryan lands in his opponent's guard. Patterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Ryan looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Patterson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Ryan postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it. Ryan's corner is telling him to maintain position. Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Ryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Patterson dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Ryan shoots in but no luck this time. Patterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryan moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Patterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet. Ryan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan feinted with a counter takedown. Ryan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ryan lands in his opponent's guard. Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Ryan works over Patterson with some ground and pound from guard. Ryan looking to pass the guard. Ryan trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Ryan postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it. Ryan throws a big elbow that misses. Ryan wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position. Ryan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Patterson is breathing heavily. Ryan lands a couple of elbows. Patterson wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Ali Patterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Ryan fails with a takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away. Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan goes for a double leg but Patterson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patterson continues to drive forward. A punch combination from Patterson misses. Ryan closes the distance and clinches. Ryan drags the fight down to the ground.
Patterson gets to his feet - Ryan follows without any prompting. Patterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Patterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Patterson misses with a double jab.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Patterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Patterson, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Patterson against the cage but Patterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Patterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Patterson shows good takedown defense. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Patterson!
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patterson, pushing him back against the cage. Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan shoots in but Patterson avoids the takedown attempt easily. Patterson misses with a two punch combination.
Ryan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patterson sprawls and moves away. Ryan fails with a takedown attempt. Patterson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ryan showed some decent athleticism there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ryan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Patterson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Ryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Patterson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Ryan is keen to just control but Patterson is a slippery customer. Ryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patterson's head. Ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patterson defending well though. Ryan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patterson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Patterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Patterson circles away. Patterson throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease. Ryan tries to counter with a takedown but Patterson is quick to defend against it. Patterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Ryan avoids it well. Patterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ryan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Patterson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Ryan lands a decent elbow from side control. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Check out the look on Ryan's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The ground and pound from Ryan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Ryan scores with punches from side control. Ryan throws an elbow but Patterson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Patterson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Ryan scores with punches from side control. Ryan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ryan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Ryan working the ground and pound. Patterson on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Ryan misses with the ground and pound. Patterson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ryan landing a few strikes. Ryan cracks Patterson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. An elbow from Ryan crashes against the mat.
Ryan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Patterson has escaped the position, nice work there. Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Ryan working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan working the ground and pound but Patterson is defending the strikes. Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Chip Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Patterson parries the strikes from Ryan easily there. Ryan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Patterson to escape.
Patterson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ryan working the head with strikes. Patterson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Ryan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Ryan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Ryan throws an elbow but Patterson slips to the side and avoids it well. Patterson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryan trying to control the action but Patterson is working from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Patterson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that's the end of the fight! Chip Ryan showed his dominance in that final round. I think Patterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Patterson! After the big win, Ali Patterson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Urban Fighter and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. Chip Ryan spoke after the fight, saying 'Next time I'll come back, stronger, faster and better and show the world that Chip Ryan doesn't stay down'.
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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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