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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Keep your hands to yourself- Georgia Satellites. Kjolby is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing in the name of.... Arne Kjolby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Patton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arne Kjolby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjolby lands a nice looking body kick.
Patton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Patton gets a clinch.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Kjolby looking for a takedown.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kjolby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kjolby or not.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patton.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patton.
Patton is pressed up against the cage. Kjolby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patton down to the mat. Patton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patton wants to clinch.
Kjolby goes for a double leg but Patton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Patton continues to drive forward.
Patton slaps away a takedown attempt from Kjolby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kjolby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patton lands a jab.
It looks like Arne Kjolby has been cut.
Patton clinches.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjolby trying to land knees to the body.
Patton presses Kjolby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kjolby can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Kjolby blocks an elbow strike from Patton.
Patton is pressed up against the cage. Kjolby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Patton down to the mat. Patton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Patton stuffs the takedown attempt from Kjolby. Kjolby gets slowly back to his feet.
Patton tries to clinch up but Kjolby circles away and keeps his distance.
Kjolby throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily.
Kjolby shoots in looking for a takedown. Patton tries to sprawl out of it but Kjolby keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Patton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kjolby throws a head kick that misses
and Patton counters with a crisp one two that drops Kjolby! Patton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kjolby to his feet! Kjolby is in big trouble!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kjolby swats away the attempt to clinch by Patton.
Patton has Kjolby up against the cage in a clinch.
Kjolby looking to slow down the pace here.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjolby stalling against the cage.
Kjolby goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patton prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton tries a knee to the head but Kjolby blocks it.
Kjolby just leaning against Patton, taking a breather.
Kjolby wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arne Kjolby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Patton tries to bum rush Kjolby with a series of wild strikes but Kjolby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Patton tries to clinch but Kjolby moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for Kjolby on that attempt.
Patton has closed the distance and engaged Kjolby in a clinch.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjolby throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kjolby can do to turn this around?
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kjolby not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kjolby wants to free his trapped foot but Patton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Kjolby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby wants to pass to mount but Patton is defending the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kjolby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kjolby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kjolby.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Kjolby is controlling him well.
Kjolby is keen to just control but Patton is a slippery customer.
Patton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kjolby on the ground.
Kjolby is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patton defends it well.
Patton is trying to stand back up but Kjolby is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kjolby scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kjolby is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kjolby is working for a submission of some sort.
Patton is trying to stand up here but Kjolby is controlling him well.
Kjolby is trying to control. Patton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kjolby throws a right and a left that Patton avoids nicely.
Patton throwing a counter right hand but Kjolby manages to avoid it.
Kjolby misses with a takedown attempt - Patton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Patton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kjolby shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kjolby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
George Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton tries to clinch there but Kjolby circles away.
A head kick from Kjolby lands but Patton takes it in his stride.
It looks like George Patton has been cut.
George Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kjolby's hands.
Patton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kjolby tries to score a body lock takedown but Patton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Patton working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton tries a body shot but Kjolby blocks it.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby is trying to pull guard but Patton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby jumps 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!
Kjolby pulls Patton in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arne Kjolby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kjolby.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjolby circles away.
Patton has managed to clinch.
Kjolby blocks the elbow strike.
Kjolby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
George Patton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kjolby drags the fight down to the ground.
Patton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kjolby's guard.
Kjolby scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kjolby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patton is looking to clinch but Kjolby is avoiding it.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Kjolby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kjolby ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Patton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kjolby.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton doesn't manage to clinch there - Kjolby circles away.
Kjolby's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kjolby's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kjolby shoots in but Patton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kjolby fails with a takedown attempt.
Kjolby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Kjolby.
Kjolby clinches up against the cage.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A knee to the head by Patton.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
Patton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjolby's elbow.
Patton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kjolby tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kjolby looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjolby.
A left hand lands to the body for Patton.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby wants a takedown.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Patton.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Patton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Kjolby prevents a body shot from Patton.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Patton lands with a right to the head.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton scores with a shot to the side of Kjolby's head.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Patton throws an elbow but misses.
Patton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kjolby.
Kjolby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Patton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kjolby shoots for a double leg takedown but Patton sprawls well. He's pushed Kjolby's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton throws a right hand that Kjolby ducks under and follows up with a left that Kjolby also avoids with ease.
Patton tries to clinch up.
Kjolby closes the distance and clinches up with Patton, looking for a takedown. Kjolby pushes Patton against the cage but Patton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kjolby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kjolby circles away quickly and effectively.
Kjolby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton misses with a wild combination.
Kjolby shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Patton as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kjolby.
Kjolby misses with a takedown attempt - Patton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
Patton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Patton fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Patton. No joy for Kjolby on that attempt.
Kjolby is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Patton lands an overhand right.
Patton tries to clinch up.
George Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patton works on Kjolby's body with a couple of short punches.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kjolby blocks the elbow strike.
Patton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Patton misses with an elbow strike.
Kjolby is trying to pull guard but Patton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Patton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patton lands with a short shot to the head.
Kjolby misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kjolby is rocked!
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kjolby is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Patton is defending well.
Patton working aggressively here.
A short right from Patton on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Patton walks away with a smile on his face. Kjolby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Patton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kjolby looking for a takedown.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton digs a right hand into Kjolby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kjolby's gas tank.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
Kjolby blocking some punches.
Patton can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
Patton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patton blocks an elbow strike from Kjolby.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjolby controls his hands.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kjolby.
Kjolby blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby prevents a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby blocks a body shot from Patton.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton stops a takedown attempt from Kjolby.
Kjolby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kjolby lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kjolby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kjolby tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Patton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Patton gets underhooks to prevent Kjolby's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kjolby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Patton had his way with Arne Kjolby in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kjolby fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kjolby shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Patton but Patton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Patton drives through and clinches with Kjolby against the cage.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
George Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arne Kjolby.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kjolby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Patton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Patton gets through Kjolby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
Kjolby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kjolby is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A hook to the body from Patton.
Patton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kjolby tries to pull guard but Patton holds him up against the cage and eventually Kjolby drops back down to his feet.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Patton misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kjolby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Patton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Patton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Patton lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Patton.
Patton has a couple of punches blocked by Kjolby.
Patton is leaning against Kjolby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands an uppercut.
Kjolby has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patton after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Patton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Patton misses with the head strike.
Kjolby blocks an uppercut.
George Patton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kjolby is trying to drag Patton to the mat but Patton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Kjolby avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a nice uppercut.
Kjolby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kjolby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patton struggles to land a body shot inside as Kjolby controls his hands.
Arne Kjolby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Patton tries to work over Kjolby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kjolby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patton lands a left hand.
Kjolby is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Patton is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Patton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:44
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Patton!
George Patton retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath George Patton thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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