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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batistuta comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Knocking On Heavens Door. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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148 lbs
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173 cm
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Batistuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Paulson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Batistuta is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Paulson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batistuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Batistuta moves into range and clinches up with Paulson.
Batistuta missing with knees to the body.
Batistuta displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paulson up against the cage.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Batistuta.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Batistuta keeps him there for the moment.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson blocks the elbow strike.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulson's efforts to push away.
Batistuta lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Robert Paulson has been cut.
Batistuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulson's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson is trying to break free.
Batistuta throws an elbow that misses.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Paulson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paulson scores with a hook.
Paulson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batistuta.
Batistuta is looking to slow Paulson down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson catches Batistuta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Paulson blocks a leg kick.
Batistuta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Paulson checks a leg kick.
Batistuta darts in trying to clinch
enabling Paulson to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paulson throws an overhand right that lands on Batistuta's shoulder, as Batistuta tries to avoid the shot.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batistuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Paulson throws an off balance right hand
enabling Batistuta to counter with a crisp jab.
Batistuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Paulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Paulson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta moves into the clinch.
Batistuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Batistuta prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Batistuta missing with knees to the body.
Batistuta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Batistuta is breathing heavily.
Paulson avoiding damage as Batistuta throws knees to the body.
Paulson is trying to break free.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling him.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike from Batistuta.
Paulson blocks the elbow strike.
Batistuta trying to land knees to the body.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paulson breaks from the clinch.
Batistuta closes the distance and pushes Paulson back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batistuta lands a knee to the body.
Batistuta tries to land a knee to the head but Paulson blocks with his arms.
Batistuta looking to throw knees to the head but Paulson is blocking nicely.
Paulson blocks an elbow strike.
Paulson can't break the clinch.
Batistuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Batistuta misses with a knee to the head.
Paulson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
Batistuta motions for Paulson to come forward. Batistuta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batistuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulson throws a hook but Batistuta blocks it.
Batistuta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Paulson.
A clash of legs there as Paulson blocks the low kick.
Batistuta gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gabriel Batistuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Paulson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Batistuta throws a low kick but Paulson moves out of range easily.
Paulson is looking to clinch but Batistuta is avoiding it.
Paulson cracks Batistuta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Paulson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta tries to clinch up but Paulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Batistuta is looking to score with low kicks.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Batistuta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paulson.
Paulson lands a jab.
Batistuta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paulson misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta tries a low kick but Paulson avoids it.
Paulson blocks a head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paulson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Paulson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Paulson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paulson dips to his left and cracks Batistuta with an uppercut!
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Paulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paulson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Batistuta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batistuta.
Batistuta lands a nice elbow.
Batistuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson tries to break free but Batistuta pushes him back against the cage.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Batistuta trying to control the position but instead, Paulson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Batistuta into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Batistuta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulson's brow.
Batistuta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Batistuta lands an elbow inside that Paulson shrugs off.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paulson is trying to break free.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it misses.
Batistuta misses with an elbow over the top.
Paulson has had enough of the clinch but Batistuta keeps him there for the moment.
Batistuta has Paulson pressed against the cage, preventing Paulson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Batistuta looking to throw knees to the head but Paulson is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage.
Paulson being controlled against the cage.
Paulson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Batistuta tries a knee to the head but Paulson blocks it.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Batistuta with a knee to the head.
Paulson wants to break free but Batistuta has control.
Batistuta prevents Paulson from breaking the clinch.
Batistuta has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paulson tries to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling the position.
Paulson tries to circle away but Batistuta has him pinned against the cage.
Batistuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batistuta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paulson is keeping busy.
Paulson is trying to push Batistuta away but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Batistuta tries to land a knee to the head but Paulson blocks with his arms.
Paulson tries to circle away but Batistuta has him pinned against the cage.
Paulson breaks the clinch.
Batistuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Paulson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Paulson manages to break the clinch.
Batistuta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batistuta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Paulson.
Paulson throws out a powerful jab.
Paulson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Paulson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batistuta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Paulson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Batistuta misses.
A swing and a miss from Paulson.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Paulson sees coming a mile off.
Paulson scores with a jab to the head.
Batistuta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Paulson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paulson connects with a body shot that sends Batistuta's belly button to the back.
Batistuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paulson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Paulson as he checks the leg kick.
Paulson lands a nice hook to Batistuta's body. Batistuta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paulson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paulson throws a good cross that connects.
Batistuta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Paulson closes the distance and clinches.
Paulson tries to stall but Batistuta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Batistuta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Batistuta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Batistuta throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paulson blocks it with crossed arms.
Paulson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paulson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulson fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulson moves out of range of the body kick from Batistuta.
Paulson misses with an uppercut
and Batistuta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Paulson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paulson.
Paulson throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Batistuta counter with a right hand.
Paulson throws a right hand that misses
and Batistuta counters with a solid body kick.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Paulson stuns Batistuta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paulson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paulson throws a lazy uppercut
and Batistuta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batistuta.
Batistuta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paulson's efforts to push away.
Batistuta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paulson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paulson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batistuta throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice jab there from Paulson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulson looks to score with a jab to the body but Batistuta is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robert Paulson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Batistuta keeps the fight on the outside.
Batistuta tries to clinch up.
Batistuta throws a low kick, looking for Paulson's leg but Paulson calmly moves out of range.
Paulson cracks a nice hook into Batistuta's ribs.
Batistuta goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Batistuta blocks a jab.
Batistuta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Paulson counters with a left and a right that stings Batistuta.
Paulson pushes Batistuta up against the cage in a clinch.
Paulson is trying to break the clinch but Batistuta is controlling him.
Batistuta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Batistuta tries to land knees in the clinch but Paulson avoids the damage to the body.
Paulson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batistuta swings widly with a right hand
and Batistuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson with a jab.
Paulson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Batistuta eats them both and turns towards Paulson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Paulson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paulson scores with a body shot.
Batistuta tries to move into range but Paulson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paulson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from Paulson.
Batistuta is rocked!
Paulson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Batistuta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice combination there by Paulson.
Paulson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robert Paulson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paulson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Batistuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Batistuta seems to have got his legs back now.
Paulson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batistuta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Paulson.
Batistuta throws a leg kick but Paulson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paulson lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Paulson.
Paulson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paulson cracks a nice hook into Batistuta's ribs.
Paulson misses with the combination.
Paulson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paulson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Batistuta misses the target.
Paulson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulson throws a poor cross that misses
and Batistuta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Paulson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paulson throws a hook but Batistuta avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a nice looking combination but Batistuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Paulson.
Paulson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batistuta moves away.
Paulson avoids the head kick by Batistuta.
Batistuta throws a wild body kick that Paulson sees coming a mile off.
Batistuta misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulson. Batistuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batistuta looks to clinch
and Paulson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Batistuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Batistuta misses with a leg kick
and Paulson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel Batistuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Batistuta throws a head kick but Paulson moves out of range.
Paulson throws a one two combo.
Batistuta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson throws a looping overhand right but Batistuta ducks down to avoid it.
Batistuta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Batistuta wants to clinch up but Paulson keeps it at a distance.
Paulson moves out of range as Batistuta throws a body kick.
Batistuta moves out of range of the strikes.
Batistuta motions for Paulson to come forward. Batistuta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paulson lands a slapping body shot.
Batistuta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paulson cracks Batistuta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paulson connects with a jab.
Paulson misses with an uppercut. Batistuta saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Batistuta tries a head kick but it misses.
Paulson lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Paulson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paulson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Paulson!
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