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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Patterson (ranked 8342 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Drake (ranked 5325 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Patterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 cm
24
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Patterson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Drake! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A head kick misses from Drake. Drake lands a high kick!
It looks like Frankie Patterson has been cut. Drake looks to throw a body kick so Patterson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Drake wants to get back to his feet but Patterson is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Patterson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
Patterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head. Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Patterson stands up from Drake's guard - Patterson perhaps looking for a knockout. Patterson clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson. Patterson is trying to trip Drake. He has hold of a leg but Drake is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Patterson persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Patterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Patterson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Patterson looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Patterson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Drake is looking to stand back up but Patterson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Drake. Patterson content to control rather than advance. Drake actively working from the bottom here. Patterson prevents Drake from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Patterson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Patterson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Drake is looking to stand up but Patterson isn't so interested in that idea. Patterson scoring with some ground and pound.
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. Patterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Patterson scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss. Patterson throwing strikes but missing. Patterson preventing the sweep. Patterson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Patterson landing with the ground and pound. Drake is wriggling around but Patterson manages to pass to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Patterson winds up and cracks Drake with a swinging punch to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Patterson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Frankie Patterson's cut. That's time! Patterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming. Patterson rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage. Patterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drake to keep the fight standing. Patterson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Drake regains guard immediately. Drake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patterson controls the pace. Patterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around? Patterson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Patterson is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patterson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy. 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. Patterson controlling from the top position. Patterson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
Patterson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Drake tries to stand but Patterson is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Patterson is looking to stand up but Drake isn't so interested in that idea. Patterson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Drake content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Patterson has locked up a guillotine! Patterson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Drake is holding on here and Patterson must be using up a lot of energy. Drake has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Patterson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frankie Patterson!
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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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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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