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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Flux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by Converge - Dark Horse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dante Flux!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patton walks into a straight right hand from Flux.
Patton swings for the body but Flux moves out of range.
Flux swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Patton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flux tries to counter by closing the distance.
Flux fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Patton is out of range.
Flux misses with a body shot.
Flux looks to land a right hand but Patton moved out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Patton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Patton throws a shot from downtown. Flux moves away and avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Flux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flux counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patton. Flux does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flux feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Patton's calf.
Flux sizes up Patton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Flux there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Patton finds it's target.
Flux cracks a nice hook into Patton's ribs.
Patton throws a lazy right hand but Flux sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flux loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
Patton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Flux pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Flux has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Flux throws an off balance right hand
and Patton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flux shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Patton sprawls well. Patton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Flux gets slowly back to his feet.
Patton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Flux misses with a wild body shot.
Flux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Patton doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Patton misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flux rushes Patton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patton blocks an uppercut.
Flux throws a punch but it's blocked by Patton.
Patton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Flux gets through Patton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Flux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patton takes a shot to the head.
Flux lands an uppercut.
Flux stalls.
Patton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton throws a big shot that misses.
Flux is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Flux takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Flux takes a swing at Patton's ribcage but misses.
Patton cracks Flux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Flux thuds a left hand into Patton's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Patton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flux takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Patton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flux lands with a light punch inside.
Our sources have told us that Patton has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Flux lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Flux fails to land.
Flux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton lands a left hand.
Flux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patton misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flux.
Flux lands a right hand that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but Flux blocks with his arms.
Patton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a punch to the body.
Flux blocking some punches.
Flux lands a body shot.
Flux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patton is trying to break the clinch but Flux has him pressed against the cage.
Patton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Patton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flux avoids it.
Patton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Patton tries to work over Flux's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Flux is looking to take this one to the mat.
Patton missing with knees to the body.
Patton lands an elbow inside.
Flux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patton's elbow.
Patton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patton backwards.
Flux tries for a takedown but Patton manages to get underhooks.
Jack Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Flux.
Flux has Patton pressed against the cage, preventing Patton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Flux will probably get the nod.
That's time! Patton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Patton scores with a leg kick.
Patton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Flux is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flux! But no joy.
Patton scores with a head kick. Flux tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Patton moves away from the strike by Flux.
Patton walks into a stiff left hand from Flux.
Patton tries to land a leg kick but Flux saw it coming and moves away.
Flux keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Patton.
Flux looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
A big right from Patton misses.
Flux throws a head kick but Patton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Flux.
Patton lands a slapping body shot.
Patton throws a head kick that misses.
Flux ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Patton throws a push kick but Flux slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flux fails to land the takedown.
Patton throws a body shot but no joy.
Flux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Patton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Patton checks a low kick from Flux.
Patton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Flux drives through with a takedown into guard.
Patton pushes Flux off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Flux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flux misses with a series of wild punches.
Patton staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patton.
Flux moves out of range as Patton strikes.
Flux appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Flux scores with a jab to the body.
Flux misses with a hook. Patton ducked under it nicely.
Flux pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patton is out of range and Flux settles back down.
Flux is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Flux walks into a left hand.
Flux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flux.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Flux misses its intended target.
Patton moves out of range of the strikes.
Patton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Flux shoots in and gets a takedown into Patton's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is pulling down on Flux's head to control his posture.
Flux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Patton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flux is one step ahead there.
Patton keeping full guard, as Flux tries to pass.
Patton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Flux controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flux with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Flux is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Flux.
Flux scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Flux is trying to control the action in half guard but Patton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flux perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Patton moves into full guard.
Flux works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Patton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Flux lands a jab to the nose.
Flux misses the shot to the body.
Flux jabs Patton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Flux lands with a good body shot.
Flux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jack Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton scores with a hook.
Flux lands a nice looking body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Flux scores with a four punch combination!
Patton misses with a kick to the body.
Flux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Flux.
Flux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patton was well out of range. Poor timing from Flux.
A little feinted left hand from Patton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Flux cracks Patton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flux looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flux counters with a low kick, right behind Patton 's knee.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Flux moves out of range easily.
Flux tries to clinch up but Patton circles away and keeps his distance.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Flux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flux tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flux avoids the body shot from Patton.
Flux misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Patton misses the target.
Dante Flux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flux throws the left hand but Patton avoids the punch easily.
Flux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flux doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flux connects with a looping right hand.
Flux tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Patton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flux takes a step back to recover.
Flux will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Patton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flux stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Patton punishes Flux's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from Flux misses
and Patton counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Flux moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flux has him pressed against the cage.
Patton breaks from the clinch.
Flux keeps the fight on the outside.
Flux tries to clinch but Patton moves out of range.
Patton stuns Flux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Flux misses the target.
Flux cracks Patton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Flux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Patton throws out the jab.
Flux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Patton circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Flux.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Flux.
Dante Flux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Flux misses with a punch on the inside.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Flux tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Patton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Flux is looking to clinch but Patton is avoiding it.
Patton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Flux scores with a shot to the body.
Patton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Flux counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Flux.
Patton manages to break the clinch.
Patton throws a head kick that misses
and Flux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Patton misses with a straight right.
Patton swings for the body but Flux moves out of range.
A slow jab from Flux misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Patton sizes up Flux with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flux dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patton. That did some damage!
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!
Patton catches Flux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Flux ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Patton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Patton looks for the body kick but Flux saw that one coming.
Flux throws a series of strikes that have Patton backpedaling.
Patton misses with a body shot.
Flux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patton moves away.
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flux has Patton up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Flux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flux 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Flux!
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hype
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pop
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