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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achab Denis (ranked 790 p4p, 101 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 747 p4p, 96 weight class). Denis comes into the arena with Can't be touched blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Achab Denis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Denis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Denis blocks a jab.
Pato is looking to clinch but Denis is avoiding it.
Denis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pato throws an overhand right that lands on Denis's shoulder, as Denis tries to avoid the shot.
Pato scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Achab Denis has been cut.
Denis keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Denis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Denis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pato moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pato blocks an elbow strike from Denis.
Denis blocking some punches.
Denis presses Pato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Pato lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato blocking some punches.
I was talking to Denis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pato's defenses.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato working aggressively here.
Denis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pato jumps into guard, dragging Denis to the mat.
Denis stays in close to Pato's body and controls the position.
Denis is fighting to break Pato's control of his arms but Pato is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pato looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato 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.
Denis looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pato.
Denis jabs Pato right on the nose. Pato blinks but takes it well.
Pato punishes Denis's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Denis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Denis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Denis lands with a hook. Pato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Denis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Denis swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato blocks the elbow strike.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato can't break the clinch.
Pato pushes Denis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Denis.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Denis.
Pato misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato prevents a body shot from Denis.
Denis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Denis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Denis blocks an uppercut.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Denis's elbow.
Pato has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Denis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pato can turn it around.
Pato is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Denis fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Denis.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato dodges an elbow strike from Denis.
Denis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Denis manages to break the clinch.
Denis with a hook.
Nice shot by Denis.
Denis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Denis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Achab Denis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achab Denis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pato tries to clinch up.
Denis fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pato just manages to avoid it.
Denis gets a clinch.
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato lands with a short shot to the head.
Denis lands an elbow just above Pato 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Pato misses with some punches.
Denis lands a body shot.
Denis lands an elbow inside.
Denis lands a right hand.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denis digs a right hand underneath Pato's ribcage. Pato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Guillermo Pato has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
Denis breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Denis tenderised Pato's leg. Pato is trying to keep his angry face on.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato forces Denis back against the cage and clinches.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Denis.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Denis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Denis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Denis is working Pato over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Denis.
Pato can't find room to land a body shot as Denis controls the action.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Denis tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pato blocks a body shot from Denis.
Denis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denis lands a nice elbow.
Denis blocking some punches.
Denis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Denis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pato can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pato throws a head punch that misses.
Denis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pato's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato is looking to break free of the clinch but Denis has double underhooks.
Denis digs a right hand underneath Pato's ribcage. Pato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Denis swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato takes an elbow to the temple.
Achab Denis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pato takes a shot to the head.
Denis lands an elbow that stopped Pato in his tracks for a moment.
Denis lands with a left to the head.
Pato working aggressively here.
Denis misses with a body punch.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pato misses with a body punch.
Pato blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Denis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato prevents a body shot from Denis.
A right handed body shot lands from Denis.
Pato is breathing heavily.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Denis.
Good body shot from Denis.
Denis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Denis lands an elbow inside that Pato shrugs off.
Denis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Denis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Denis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Denis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Denis connects with a body shot that sends Pato's belly button to the back.
Denis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Denis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Achab Denis is winning the standup battle so far.
Denis lands with a kick to the temple. Pato shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pato on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denis connects with a crisp jab.
Pato is looking to clinch but Denis is avoiding it.
Denis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pato sprawling to the canvas! Pato rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Denis finish him?!
Pato is rocked!
Denis lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Pato up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Denis from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Pato's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Achab Denis!
A relieved looking Achab Denis 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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energy
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hype
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RATING
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