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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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180 cm
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Patterson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Lewis! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Lewis blocks a head kick by Patterson.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Lewis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Patterson tries to stand but Lewis is controlling from the bottom. Patterson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lewis swivels though and keeps the full guard. Patterson stands and throws Lewis's legs to the side, diving into side control. Lewis is trying to buck Patterson off.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Patterson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis throws Patterson to one side and escapes! Patterson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lewis as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Patterson misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Horrible takedown by Patterson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad. Patterson is breathing heavily. Lewis stuffs the takedown.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patterson.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Patterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis instigates a clinch. Patterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis scores with a knee to the head.

Patterson is rocked! Patterson wants a takedown but no success here.
Patterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Patterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage. Patterson seems to have got his legs back now. Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lewis is trying to trip Patterson. He has hold of a leg but Patterson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lewis persists though and gets the takedown into guard. Patterson working a defensive guard but Lewis passes into half guard.
Lewis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patterson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lewis tries to clinch but Patterson is having none of it. Lewis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Patterson's head. Lewis stuffs the takedown attempt from Patterson. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet. Lewis tries to clinch but Patterson moves out of range. Lewis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Patterson shoots in but Lewis avoids the takedown attempt easily. Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Patterson pushes him off.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Patterson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Patterson throws a head kick that misses
and Lewis counters by clinching up. Patterson managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Patterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Lewis counters with a three punch combo that has Patterson backing up. Patterson nods at Lewis to acknowledge the strikes. Patterson with a lazy takedown attempt and Lewis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Lewis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Patterson misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick. Patterson tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Patterson scores with a takedown into Lewis's guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Lewis dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Patterson throws a combination that misses and Lewis counters with a leg kick. Patterson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis counters by clinching up. Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage.
Patterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Patterson shoots and misses and Lewis counters with a big head kick but Patterson shrugs it off. Patterson fails with the takedown and Lewis counters with a leg kick. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lewis is looking to clinch but Patterson is avoiding it.
Patterson throws a leg kick and Lewis counters with a good low kick that Patterson was not able to check. Lewis lands with a nice combination. Patterson backs away looking to recover. Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters by clinching up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lewis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lewis goes for a takedown attempt but Patterson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Patterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a good low kick that Patterson was not able to check. Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Patterson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lewis won't be happy with that. Lewis regains half guard, as Patterson was trying to land strikes. Lewis is trying to stand.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Patterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Patterson is working for a submission of some sort.
Lewis is defending against the submission attempts here by Patterson.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
 It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Patterson misses with a double jab
and Lewis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Derek Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Patterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lewis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patterson's knee momentarily. Patterson misses with a takedown
and Lewis moves into the clinch.
 That's four 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. Patterson managing to block the knees to the body from Lewis.
Patterson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lewis pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Patterson misses and Lewis counters with a leg kick. Patterson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lewis counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Patterson is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now. Patterson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A knee to the head by Lewis.
Lewis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Patterson's face.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Patterson's ribcage. Lewis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Patterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Patterson misses with a takedown and Lewis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Patterson tries to clinch up and Lewis counters with a three punch combo that has Patterson backing up. Patterson nods at Lewis to acknowledge the strikes.
Lewis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Patterson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Patterson wants to break free but Lewis has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Patterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Patterson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lewis.
Patterson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Patterson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lewis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lewis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Patterson fails to pull guard.
Lewis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Patterson regains guard.
Patterson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Lewis has passed into half guard!
Lewis prevents Patterson from improving his position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Patterson manages to get to full guard.
Patterson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Lewis stopping the sweep attempt from Patterson.
Patterson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Lewis frees his head nicely. Oh but Patterson has switched to an armbar! Lewis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Derek Patterson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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