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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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159 lbs
40 - 20 - 6 |
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155 lbs
18 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
40 - 20 - 6, fighting out of Hilo, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton dips to his left and cracks Chamakh with an uppercut!
A big right from Patton misses.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patton throws a body punch but Chamakh moves out of range.
Patton wants to clinch but Chamakh slips to the side
and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing Chamakh from standing up.
Patton working a defensive guard here.
Patton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Patton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton pulls Chamakh in close to his closed guard and prevents Chamakh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chamakh preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chamakh has passed into side control.
Patton is trying to improve his position.
Chamakh working away.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Chamakh wants to stand but Patton is controlling his arm.
Patton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton keeps trying to improve his position.
Patton trying his best to control but Chamakh has mounted him.
Chamakh is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Patton is desperately trying to improve his position but Chamakh has a good base and remains in mount.
Chamakh stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Chamakh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton has his takedown stuffed
and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Chamakh is proving a slippery customer.
Patton wants to sweep here but Chamakh controlling him for the moment.
Patton trying to keep a closed guard but Chamakh is proving a slippery customer.
Chamakh wants to stand but Patton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Patton wants to control but Chamakh passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chamakh is working away from the top position though.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh 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.
Patton shoots in but no luck this time.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
A decent looking cross lands there for Patton.
Patton throws a body punch but Chamakh moves out of range.
Chamakh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Patton just misses with a punch to the body.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Chamakh.
Chamakh attempts a counter takedown but Patton avoids it well and moves away.
Patton misses with an uppercut.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Patton is pressing down on Chamakh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chamakh is looking to stand up but Patton won't let him.
Patton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chamakh is now in half guard.
Patton tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh is thwarting Patton's attempts to control the position.
Patton tries to get to full guard but Chamakh has control of the leg.
Chamakh tries to stand and escape but Patton is controlling the position.
Patton tries to roll over but Chamakh keeps him under control.
Patton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Patton wants to sweep but no luck.
Chamakh wanted to stand there but Patton had control of the position.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Patton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chamakh has passed into half guard!
Patton wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karim Chamakh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chamakh wanted to stand there but Patton had control of the position.
Chamakh stopping the sweep attempt from Patton.
Patton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Chamakh is now in half guard.
Patton is looking to control Chamakh's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Patton avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Patton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chamakh pulls his head out easily.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Chamakh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chamakh wants to stand up but Patton is controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rick Patton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton scores with a shot to the body.
Patton cracks Chamakh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton looks to clinch
and Chamakh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Patton wants to control but Chamakh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Patton tries to roll over but Chamakh keeps him under control.
Chamakh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Patton can do to turn this around?
Patton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chamakh pulls his head out easily.
Chamakh tries to stand and escape but Patton is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chamakh trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karim Chamakh dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Patton misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patton.
Chamakh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Chamakh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice defenses there by Chamakh.
Patton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chamakh but Chamakh pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamakh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patton throws out the jab.
Patton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Patton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patton shoots in for a takedown but Chamakh shows good takedown defense.
Chamakh half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Karim Chamakh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Patton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton shoots in but Chamakh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Chamakh is just out of range.
Chamakh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rick Patton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patton lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Patton.
Chamakh tries to counter with a takedown but Patton is quick to defend against it.
Chamakh moves out of range of the strikes.
Patton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chamakh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Patton!
Chamakh wants to stand but Patton is controlling his arm.
Patton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Patton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Chamakh presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Chamakh avoids the attempt from Patton to control.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chamakh wants to stand but Patton has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Patton wants to get back to full guard but Chamakh has mounted him!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Patton manages to get to full guard.
Patton is trying to control the position but Chamakh postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton wants to sweep but no luck.
Patton wants to improve his position but instead Chamakh has moved into half guard.
Chamakh tries to stand and escape but Patton is controlling the position.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chamakh tries to stand and escape but Patton is controlling the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Patton misses.
Chamakh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Patton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chamakh changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chamakh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Patton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chamakh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chamakh.
Chamakh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!
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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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