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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rick Patton (ranked 3100 p4p, 308 weight class) and Finn Balor (ranked 4853 p4p, 447 weight class). Balor has chosen Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Finn Balor enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Finn Balor!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Balor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Balor.
Balor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Balor works over Patton with some ground and pound from guard.
Patton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balor is one step ahead there.
Balor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Balor is now in half guard.
Balor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton is staying active underneath Balor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Balor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Balor prevents Patton from improving his position.
Patton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor wants to control but Patton is keeping him busy.
Patton is looking to improve his position.
Balor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Patton trying to hold on to Balor's head to control him but Balor postures up.
Patton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Balor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Balor trying to control from half guard but Patton is working away.
Patton tries to roll over but Balor keeps him under control.
Patton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Balor prevents Patton from improving his position.
Balor is controlling the pace.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Balor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Balor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton tries to roll over but Balor keeps him under control.
Patton taking some punishment here, with Balor in his half guard.
Patton has hold of Balor's hands but Balor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Balor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Patton moves into full guard.
Balor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor controlling from the top position.
Patton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Balor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Patton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Balor is one step ahead there.
Patton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Patton has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Patton being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Patton seems keen to control Balor's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Balor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Balor.
Balor tries a head kick but it misses.
Patton connects with a body shot that sends Balor's belly button to the back.
Balor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Patton lands a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Balor as he avoids it easily.
Patton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balor.
Balor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Patton wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Balor is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor dominated that round.
That's time! Patton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Patton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Patton throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Balor to regain full guard.
Patton throws an elbow that misses. Balor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patton's guard. Nice move by Balor!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Patton keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Patton looking for a guillotine here but Balor defends easily.
Patton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Balor controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton controls Balor momentarily but Balor frees himself.
Balor slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Patton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Balor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton trying to control the position.
Patton wants to sweep here but Balor controlling him for the moment.
Balor with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Patton is trying to control the position but Balor postures up.
Balor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Patton has momentary wrist control but Balor slips an elbow through the middle.
Balor advances to half guard.
Balor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Balor slips a nice elbow through Patton's hands, connecting with Patton's forehead.
Patton is refusing to be controlled, as Balor sits in half guard.
Balor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to control but can't.
Balor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Patton defends it well.
Balor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Balor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Patton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Balor working the head and body with strikes.
Patton trying to control here.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Balor working Patton over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton is trying to get back to full guard.
Patton gets back to full guard.
Patton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Balor.
Balor connects with a couple of short punches.
Balor trying to control but Patton is working from the bottom.
Patton looking to control.
Balor prevents Patton from getting back to his feet.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Balor from controlling successfully.
Patton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Patton can't keep his opponent in guard - Balor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Balor is keen to just control but Patton is a slippery customer.
Balor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Balor seems content to control.
Patton wants to improve his position but Balor is controlling well.
Finn Balor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patton is trying to stand back up but Balor is controlling him
Balor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Balor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Patton is looking for a sweep. Balor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Patton trying to control from the bottom.
Balor is nestled in close to Patton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patton wants to control but Balor is keeping busy.
Patton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Balor 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.
Patton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Balor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Balor's back!
Patton lands with a hammerfist to the side of Balor's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patton is hanging on to Balor's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Balor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Balor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Patton misses its target.
Balor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Balor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patton.
Balor tries to keep at a distance but Patton has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Patton.
Balor has picked Patton up - he's going for a ride! Balor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Patton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Balor is on him like a limpet, forcing Patton back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Balor clinches.
Patton misses with a body punch.
Patton tries a body shot but Balor blocks it.
Balor prevents a body shot from Patton.
Balor struggles to land a body shot inside as Patton controls his hands.
Balor prevents a body shot from Patton.
Balor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balor manages to avoid it.
Balor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Patton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Balor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Patton throws the left hand but Balor avoids the punch easily.
Patton looks to score with a jab to the body but Balor is just out of range.
Balor throws out a counter right but Patton avoids it with no problem.
Balor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Balor showed some decent athleticism there.
Balor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Balor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Balor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Patton wants to control but Balor is keeping busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Balor lands a nice short elbow.
Balor passes to side control.
Rick Patton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Patton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Balor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balor lands an elbow.
Balor is putting a hurting on Patton here, landing some big shots from side control.
Patton takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Balor lands a few punches from side control.
Balor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Balor working the ground and pound.
Balor working the ground and pound from side control.
Patton is looking for a sweep.
Finn Balor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Balor is staying tight to Patton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Patton tries to bench press Balor off him but Balor keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balor slows the pace down.
Patton tries to bench press Balor off him but Balor keeps the position.
Patton is working hard here to advance position.
Balor slows the pace down.
Patton tries to bench press Balor off him but Balor keeps the position.
Balor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Balor working away.
Patton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Patton is trying to control Balor's posture but Balor avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balor controlling from side mount.
Balor in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Balor taking a breather here.
Patton is looking to reverse the position.
Balor is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Balor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Balor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Balor!
A relieved looking Finn Balor thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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