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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ines Reuter (ranked 8876 p4p, 729 weight class) and Mike Patton (ranked 8554 p4p, 708 weight class). Reuter comes to the ring accompanied by Habiba. Patton is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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189 cm
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206 lbs
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180 cm
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous knees
Very quick
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ines Reuter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Patton! The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Reuter throws a body kick that misses. Patton lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Reuter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. A nice combination there by Patton.
Reuter avoids the head kick by Patton.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Reuter saw that one coming. Reuter blocks a head kick by Patton.
Reuter blocks the body kick.
Patton throws a right and a left that both miss. Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Reuter moves out of range easily. Reuter blocks a head kick by Patton.
Reuter thuds his shin into the meat of Patton's side. Reuter throws a head kick that Patton semi-blocks.
It looks like Mike Patton has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Reuter connects with a leg kick. Patton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Patton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reuter takes a kick to the side of the head. Ines Reuter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Patton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reuter tries to clinch but fails miserably and Patton counters with a nice uppercut. Patton throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Patton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Reuter. Patton moves out of range of the body kick from Reuter.
Patton avoids the head kick by Reuter.
Reuter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patton dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Reuter throws a half hearted mid kick. Despite the aggression on Patton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Patton tries to bum rush Reuter with a series of wild strikes but Reuter uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Reuter tries to counter by clinching up but Patton breaks away and moves out of range. Patton throws a head kick that misses enabling Reuter to counter with a crisp jab. Reuter throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patton's head. Reuter misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reuter. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Reuter throws a solid leg kick but Patton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Reuter. Patton throws a head kick but Reuter moves out of range.
Patton throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A solid leg kick lands there for Reuter.
Patton misses with a straight right. Reuter scores with a spinning back kick! Reuter lands a head kick that bluckles Patton and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Reuter no doubt looking to push for a finish!
Patton is rocked! Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reuter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. An inside leg kick lands from Reuter. Reuter throws a quick inside leg kick. Left hook, right uppercut from Patton.
It looks like Ines Reuter has been cut. Reuter tries to clinch but Patton is having none of it. Patton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Reuter throws a sloppy head kick and Patton moves out of range easily. As Reuter backs off Patton throws a huge counter combo but Reuter manages to avoid it all. Reuter throws the kick towards the body but Patton avoids it. Reuter throws a push kick but Patton slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reuter looks to land a body kick but Patton moved away. Reuter slips a straight right by Patton. Reuter seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reuter. Despite the aggression on Patton's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Reuter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton. Reuter tries to clinch up. Reuter throws a nice inside leg kick. Reuter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has Reuter backing up. Reuter nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes. Patton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reuter is looking to clinch. Patton swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Reuter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Reuter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Patton takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Patton fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Patton misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Patton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reuter. Reuter lands with a slapping head kick. Reuter misses with the body kick and Patton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Reuter rushes Patton and presses him up against the ropes. Reuter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patton throws a nice head kick!
Reuter is rocked! Reuter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Reuter moves in looking to clinch but Patton pushes him off. Reuter tries to score with a low kick but Patton moves his leg out of the way. Patton scores with a one two! Reuter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Oh Reuter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ines Reuter's cut is getting worse. Reuter throws a head kick that misses and Patton counters with a big uppercut that drops Reuter face first to the mat! Will he beat the count?! He's struggled up to his knees on 7 but it doesn't look like he's going to make it... he's been counted out! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mike Patton! In his post fight interview, Mike Patton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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