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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Patill (ranked 1157 p4p, 3931 weight class) and Emory Terranova (ranked 134 p4p, 335 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patill might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Soldiers eyes. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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151
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165 cm
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141
3 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Patill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emory Terranova!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terranova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been informed that Terranova has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Patill jumps guard.
Patill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Terranova controls the pace.
Terranova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patill is keeping the position for now.
Patill managing to control the position.
Terranova trying to control but Patill is working from the bottom.
Terranova tries to free his leg and advance position but Patill is retaining full guard.
Terranova postures up and lands a big shot to Patill's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patill keeping moving, preventing Terranova from controlling successfully.
Terranova drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Terranova jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Terranova is fighting to break Patill's control of his arms but Patill is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova won't allow Patill to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patill keeping moving, preventing Terranova from controlling successfully.
Terranova tries to free his leg and advance position but Patill is retaining full guard.
Patill has his hands on Terranova's head, controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Terranova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patill is keeping the position for now.
Terranova wants to control from the top but Patill keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emory Terranova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terranova scores with a hook.
Terranova throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Patill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Terranova throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
As Terranova tries to get set, Patill tries to push him back and clinch up but Terranova manages to avoid the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patill leaves Terranova with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Terranova clinches with his opponent.
Terranova wants to get back to striking at distance but Patill won't allow it.
Terranova pushes off an throws an elbow but Patill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Patill is working for takedown but Terranova is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patill has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Terranova clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patill controlling well, preventing Terranova from escaping the position.
Patill will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Terranova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Patill trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Terranova doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patill has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Terranova.
Terranova trying to control the hands but Patill breaks the grip.
Terranova tries to escape but Patill has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Patill wants to control but Terranova is keeping busy.
What can Terranova do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Terranova is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terranova covering up well and avoiding damage.
Terranova is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Patill controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terranova tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terranova staying busy and making it hard for Patill to control.
Terranova just trying to survive but Patill is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Patill will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Patill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Terranova.
Terranova throws a right and a left that Patill avoids nicely.
Terranova tries for a takedown but Patill circles away easily
and Patill moves into the clinch.
Terranova tries to land a knee to the head but Patill blocks with his arms.
Terranova tries to circle away but Patill has him pinned against the cage.
Patill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patill checks a leg kick.
Patill changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Terranova lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Terranova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Patill shoots in looking for a takedown but Terranova manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Patill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patill tries to keep at a distance but Terranova has taken the fight into the clinch.
Terranova gets through Patill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Patill pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Terranova trying to control but Patill is working from the bottom.
Patill pulls Terranova in close to prevent any damage.
Patill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Terranova.
Terranova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patill controlling Terranova's posture.
Terranova trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patill has his foot on Terranova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terranova works his way back into a safe position though.
Patill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patill tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Terranova wants to pass the guard but Patill is keeping the position.
Terranova trying to control the position from guard on top but Patill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Terranova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
John Patill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patill slips under a jab.
Terranova moves into range and clinches up with Patill.
Terranova wants a takedown but no success here.
Terranova misses with an elbow over the top.
Terranova misses with an elbow strike.
Patill manages to pull guard.
Patill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Patill is pulling down on Terranova's head to control his posture.
Terranova won't allow Patill to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patill seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Patill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Terranova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patill is keeping the position for now.
Terranova scoring with some ground and pound.
Terranova chips away with some ground and pound.
Terranova throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Terranova looking to pass the guard.
John Patill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patill keeping moving, preventing Terranova from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Patill pulls Terranova in close to his closed guard and prevents Terranova from doing any damage or advancing position.
Patill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Terranova's guard.
Terranova trying to control the position.
Terranova is wriggling around but Patill manages to pass to half guard.
Patill frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Terranova is trying desperately to improve position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emory Terranova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Terranova gets a clinch.
Terranova with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Terranova taking a breather.
Terranova working aggressively here.
Terranova successfully pulls guard.
Patill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patill trying to control the position from guard on top but Terranova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terranova wants to sweep here but Patill controlling him for the moment.
Terranova controls Patill momentarily but Patill frees himself.
Terranova wants to sweep here but Patill controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Terranova throws a body kick that misses.
Patill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terranova moves into the clinch.
Patill has Terranova pressed against the cage.
Patill lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Terranova manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Terranova wants to get back to his feet but Patill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Patill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Terranova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Patill is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terranova lands a jab.
Terranova cracks Patill with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Terranova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terranova misses with the body kick
and Patill counters with a shoot takedown. Terranova fights it but they end up in guard.
Patill is stalling in the full guard.
Terranova looking to control.
Patill trying to control but Terranova is working from the bottom.
Terranova trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patill is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Terranova wants to sweep here but Patill controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Patill sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Patill shoots in but no luck this time.
It seemed like Terranova was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terranova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terranova works over Patill's head and body with a nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emory Terranova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Terranova has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Emory Terranova!
Our winner, Emory Terranova, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated John Patill had this to say: 'I really felt like I had a good fight there today, obviously I'm disappointed in the result but better believe that the crusher WILL BE BACK!'.
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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