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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amir Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Jimi Patrick has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amir Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimi Patrick!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Khalidov - that will leave a mark!
Patrick swinging wilding here.
Khalidov lands a nice looking body kick.
Khalidov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patrick's head.
Some wild striking there from Patrick.
Khalidov lands a head kick!
Khalidov lands a head kick. Patrick smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Khalidov throws a right hand that Patrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Patrick also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Khalidov.
Patrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Khalidov. That one must have hurt.
Khalidov fails to land the takedown.
Khalidov scores with a takedown into Patrick's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Patrick is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Patrick wants to stand up but Khalidov is controlling him.
Khalidov drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patrick dives on top into guard.
Khalidov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Patrick gets to his feet - Khalidov follows without any prompting.
Khalidov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Khalidov is breathing heavily.
Khalidov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patrick tries to kick Khalidov off but Khalidov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khalidov seems to be working for a kimura but Patrick defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Patrick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Khalidov.
Khalidov prevents Patrick from standing back up.
Patrick pushes Khalidov off and gets back to his feet.
Khalidov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patrick lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Patrick avoids the head kick by Khalidov.
Khalidov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Patrick cracks a nice hook into Khalidov's ribs.
Khalidov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Patrick is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Khalidov tries to keep at a distance but Patrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patrick pushes Khalidov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khalidov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patrick is trying to break free.
Patrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khalidov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick.
Khalidov keeps control of Patrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimi Patrick will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patrick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Patrick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalidov looks to land a combination but Patrick avoids it well.
No joy there for Patrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khalidov tries a head kick but it misses.
Khalidov dodges the punch combination from Patrick.
Patrick misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick lands with a nice body punch.
Patrick has managed to clinch.
Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Patrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khalidov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Amir Khalidov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick with a jab.
Khalidov checks the leg kick.
Patrick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Patrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Patrick wants to break free but Khalidov has control.
Khalidov wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimi Patrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick's corner calls for a 1-2. Patrick obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses.
Khalidov misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Patrick takes a swing at Khalidov's ribcage but misses.
Patrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khalidov rather than just go for the knockout.
Khalidov misses with a double jab
and Patrick counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalidov dodges the punch combination from Patrick.
Patrick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Khalidov in his tracks.
Khalidov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patrick instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
Khalidov takes a shot to the head.
Patrick lands a nice uppercut.
Khalidov has had enough of the clinch but Patrick keeps him there for the moment.
Patrick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Patrick scores with a shot to the side of Khalidov's head.
Patrick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khalidov backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Patrick.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Patrick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khalidov keeps control of Patrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patrick clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Patrick.
Khalidov fails to pull guard.
Khalidov tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position.
Patrick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khalidov has him pressed against the ropes.
Khalidov is trying to break the clinch but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
Patrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Patrick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khalidov wants to get back to striking at distance but Patrick won't allow it.
Khalidov is trying to break free.
Khalidov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Khalidov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A left and a right from Patrick both land. Nice combination.
Jimi Patrick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Patrick does no damage.
Patrick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Patrick misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws an overhand right that lands on Khalidov's shoulder, as Khalidov tries to avoid the shot.
Khalidov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patrick throws out a loose jab but Khalidov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalidov throws a head kick that Patrick semi-blocks.
Khalidov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Khalidov is looking to land body kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrick with a jab.
Khalidov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khalidov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimi Patrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Amir Khalidov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Khalidov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Khalidov looks to land a body kick but Patrick moved away.
Khalidov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Patrick is fending him off so far but Khalidov persists. Nope, Patrick circles away and we're back to standing.
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick works the jab nicely.
Khalidov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patrick will feel that in the morning.
Patrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalidov shoots in but no luck this time.
Patrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Patrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Patrick breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patrick misses with a few strikes there.
Khalidov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patrick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Amir Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick throws a sloppy head kick
and Khalidov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Khalidov wants to clinch up but Patrick keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Khalidov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalidov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalidov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Khalidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khalidov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khalidov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Patrick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Patrick tries to bum rush Khalidov with a series of wild strikes but Khalidov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khalidov tries for a takedown but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Patrick.
Patrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patrick throws a combination that misses
and Khalidov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses.
Khalidov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
A jab from Khalidov misses.
Khalidov has a takedown stuffed.
Khalidov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Khalidov throws the kick towards the body but Patrick avoids it.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Khalidov tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position.
Khalidov can't break the clinch.
Khalidov is looking to break free of the clinch but Patrick has double underhooks.
Patrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patrick wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khalidov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khalidov throws a head kick but Patrick moves out of range.
Patrick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khalidov backs up against the ropes.
Khalidov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidov tries to clinch up but Patrick circles away and keeps his distance.
Khalidov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patrick counters with a three punch combo that has Khalidov backing up. Khalidov nods at Patrick to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Patrick.
Khalidov misses with a combination
and Khalidov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khalidov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Patrick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patrick works Khalidov's body with a nice hook.
Khalidov tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimi Patrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Khalidov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Patrick swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalidov.
Khalidov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimi Patrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patrick 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimi Patrick!
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