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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Patrick (ranked 800 p4p, 897 weight class) and MF Jones (ranked 109 p4p, 118 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vance Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, MF Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick slips under a jab from Jones.
Patrick jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Patrick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patrick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Patrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Patrick counters with a two punch combo.
Patrick connects with a single shot there.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Patrick is just out of range.
Patrick lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Patrick.
Danga de danga de dang - Patrick scores with a four punch combination!
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Patrick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones avoids the body shot from Patrick.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patrick thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Patrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Patrick avoids it.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Patrick throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Patrick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Patrick moves away and avoids it.
Jones slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Patrick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patrick scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patrick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones moves out of range of the leg kick from Patrick.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Patrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Patrick.
Patrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Patrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Patrick misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Patrick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Patrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Patrick.
Patrick moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Patrick throws out a powerful jab.
Patrick cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patrick is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Patrick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Patrick slips a straight right by Jones.
Patrick throwing a counter right hand but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patrick scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Patrick paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patrick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Patrick throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Patrick. That did some damage!
Jones shoots in and bounces Patrick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patrick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Patrick dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Patrick is aware though and is defending well.
Patrick postures up.
Jones working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Patrick has passed into half guard!
Jones is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Patrick pulls his head out easily.
Patrick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to roll over but Patrick keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Patrick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Patrick counter with a right hand.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones thumps Patrick with a low kick.
Patrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jones just manages to avoid it.
Patrick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Some wild striking there from Patrick.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patrick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Patrick cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Patrick.
Patrick just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patrick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Patrick tried to score with a low kick but Jones checks it.
Jones takes a swing at Patrick's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Patrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones lands with a straight right. Patrick didn't see that one coming.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a hook but Patrick blocks it.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patrick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones cracks Patrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Patrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Patrick saw that one coming.
A jab from Patrick misses.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Patrick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patrick checks a leg kick.
Patrick displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Patrick throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
A left lands for Patrick.
Patrick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Patrick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Patrick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Patrick's head but Patrick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Patrick appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Patrick's shoulder, as Patrick tries to avoid the shot.
Patrick lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Patrick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Patrick's shoulder, as Patrick tries to avoid the shot.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Patrick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Patrick works the jab nicely.
Patrick digs a good hook to Jones's body.
Patrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Patrick thumps Jones with a low kick.
Patrick scores with a jab to the body.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patrick manages to avoid it.
Patrick takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Patrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patrick catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Patrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patrick misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Patrick's head back.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patrick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Patrick's hands.
Patrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Patrick throws a one two combo.
Patrick walks into a left hand.
Patrick looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Patrick to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Patrick misses.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Vance Patrick will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Patrick misses with an uppercut.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones misses with a hook. Patrick ducked under it nicely.
Patrick lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Patrick doesn't seem phased though.
Patrick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Patrick is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones works Patrick's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Patrick throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Vance Patrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a left hand
letting Patrick counter with a right hand.
Patrick moves away from the strike by Jones.
Donk. Patrick catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patrick checks a low kick from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
A nice side step and Jones releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patrick looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jones scores with a hook.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Patrick is looking for a counter combo.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Patrick.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Patrick half committed to a counter leg kick.
Patrick connects with a solid leg kick.
Patrick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Patrick checks the leg kick.
Patrick lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Patrick swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones moves away from the strike by Patrick.
Jones moves out of range as Patrick strikes.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Patrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MF Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Patrick moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Patrick misses its target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick misses with a wild combination.
Jones throws a hook but Patrick avoids it easily.
Patrick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Patrick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Patrick saw that one coming.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Patrick swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patrick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Patrick lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Patrick saw that one coming.
That kick from Patrick tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Patrick throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Patrick connects with a looping right hand.
Patrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Patrick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Patrick down.
Patrick avoids a kick to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Patrick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Patrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Patrick is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Patrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patrick with a jab.
Patrick lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Patrick's knee but Patrick avoids it well.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Patrick misses the shot to the body.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Jones connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Patrick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Patrick.
A low kick from Patrick misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones drops Patrick with a right and a left! Jones comes rushing in but Patrick regains his composure and manages to keep Jones in guard.
Patrick is rocked!
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Patrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vance Patrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patrick looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws an elbow that misses. Patrick uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Patrick!
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patrick gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MF Jones.
I think Patrick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Patrick!
During a confident post fight interview, Vance Patrick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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