"Pat opened the fight with heavy outside leg kicks, immediately finding success at range. Frye wanted no part of the striking exchanges and looked to close distance early, pressing Pat against the cage. That position yielded little for Frye, however, as Pat consistently did his best work in space, steadily chewing him up and visibly busting up Frye's face. Whenever Frye came forward, Pat was landing nearly everything he threw."
"Pat showed sharp movement, dipping off to the side and firing short, effective combinations. Frye managed to pin Pat to the cage a few times, but he failed to inflict any real damage. Late in the round, Pat landed a big shot that snapped Frye's head back to close out the frame. In round two, Pat opened with a flurry and again forced Frye toward the cage. It became clear Frye could absorb punishment, as he was taking the worst of nearly every striking exchange."
"Despite his success at range, Pat continued to allow Frye to push him to the cage, giving him opportunities to hang around in the fight. Entering round three, Pat fought as if he was hunting a finish, upping the pace and landing damaging elbows that further busted Frye up. Frye again found brief moments of respite against the cage, but not enough to fully recover."
Two undefeated heavyweights joined the UFC with records of 6-0 (AJ Frye) and 5-0 (Guilherme Pat). Pat opened with heavy outside leg kicks and sharp movement, finding consistent success at range while Frye attempted to close distance and pressure him against the cage. Pat repeatedly landed short, effective combinations and big shots that snapped Frye's head back and visibly busted up his face. Frye pinned Pat to the cage several times but failed to inflict significant damage, using the fence mainly to survive. In round three Pat increased pace and landed damaging elbows while Frye lacked the finishing ability and endurance to capitalize.
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