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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manus Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes into the arena with Thunderstruck - AC/DC blaring out of the sound system. Rick Patton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Excellent MT
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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
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manus Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Patton is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grant with a body shot.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Grant works over Patton's head and body with a nice combination.
Crunch! Grant slams his shin into Patton's torso.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grant scores with a kick to the body.
Grant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Grant wants to land a leg kick but Patton is out of range.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Grant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grant can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant throws a right and a left that Patton avoids nicely.
Patton lands with a shot to the body.
Patton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant gets caught napping as Patton dives in and scores a takedown. Grant manages to retain guard.
Grant pulls Patton in to control the position.
Grant is looking to stand up but Patton isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Patton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grant works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grant is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Patton trying to control but Grant postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Grant is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grant performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grant stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Patton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Grant defends it well.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant throws a right hand that Patton ducks under and follows up with a left that Patton also avoids with ease.
Patton throws out a counter right but Grant avoids it with no problem.
Grant moves forwards but Patton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Patton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grant counters with a head kick. That will keep Patton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Grant slips under a jab from Patton.
Nice cross by Patton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Grant gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patton stopping the sweep attempt from Grant.
Grant has momentary wrist control but Patton slips an elbow through the middle.
Grant is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Patton presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Patton can't get the takedown.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Patton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grant backwards.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Patton shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant defending well as Patton loads up on a big left hand.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Manus Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grant looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Grant walks into a left hand.
Patton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grant goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Patton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Grant tries a low kick but Patton avoids it.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patton.
A counter left hand to the body from Grant misses its target.
Manus Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patton digs a good body shot into Grant's ribs.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patton connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grant takes a jab right on the kisser.
Patton misses with a hook. Grant ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Grant.
And Patton tries to counter it with a takedown but Grant pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
Grant lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grant dips to his left and cracks Patton with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manus Grant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grant misses with a body shot.
Grant throws a good cross that connects.
Patton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grant connects with a leg kick. Patton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
Manus Grant is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton throws an overhand right that lands on Grant's shoulder, as Grant tries to avoid the shot.
Grant looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Patton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grant did well to prevent Patton getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patton lands strikes from half guard.
Patton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grant is trying to control but can't.
Grant is looking to escape.
Grant is staying active underneath Patton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grant taking some punishment here, with Patton in his half guard.
Patton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grant avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton drops an elbow to the side of Grant's head.
Grant is rocked!
Patton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oh Grant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Patton is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
Patton lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Grant! More strikes land and this one is all over! Patton jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Patton!
A victorious Rick Patton thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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