Sam Patterson proved he’s not only a submission specialist after he shocked Danny Barlow with a vicious knockout to finish their combat at UFC Vegas 103 on Saturday.
With an aggressive opponent coming after him from the beginning, Patterson did an excellent job avoiding harm till he lastly made Barlow pay with a superbly timed counter punch that arrange his end. As soon as he rocked Barlow with a slick proper hook, Patterson surged forward with a barrage of punches together with one other highly effective proper hand adopted by just a few extra speedy fireplace photographs that ended the combat.
The stoppage got here at 3:10 within the opening spherical as Patterson moved to 3-1 within the UFC with the victory.
“I really feel superb,” Patterson stated in regards to the win. “That was unbelievable. I stated from the get go that I’m not only a grappler. I’m a combined martial artist. I can do all of it. He caught me with some good photographs, I simply caught him with higher ones on the finish.”
As quickly because the motion acquired began, Barlow clearly believed he had the superior putting as he saved trying to unload an enormous left hand with Patterson circling to his energy aspect as they moved across the octagon. With Patterson preserving his chin excessive, Barlow was consistently searching for the knockout however he forgot to pay as a lot consideration to his protection throughout these exchanges.
That’s when Patterson lined him up for a nasty proper hook that instantly rocked Barlow and put him on wobbly legs. Patterson stayed on the assault till he dropped Barlow and delivered the combat ending photographs till the referee intervened.
Afterwards, Patterson revealed that his look on Saturday was the ultimate bout on his present UFC contract, though it’s doubtless he earned himself a brand new take care of his newest efficiency.
