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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Cichutowski (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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonard Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotrek Cichutowski!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cichutowski looks to clinch
and Bateman counters with a series of strikes. Cichutowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bateman scores with a body shot.
Cichutowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bateman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bateman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Piotrek Cichutowski has been cut.
Cichutowski fails to land the takedown.
Cichutowski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cichutowski prevents Bateman from standing back up.
Cichutowski is looking to take a break and control but Bateman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cichutowski seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cichutowski content to control rather than advance.
Cichutowski stalling away here and it's allowed Bateman to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cichutowski won't allow Bateman to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichutowski thows a big elbow that misses.
Cichutowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bateman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bateman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cichutowski controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Piotrek Cichutowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bateman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bateman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bateman cracks Cichutowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman avoids the head kick by Cichutowski.
Cichutowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Bateman circles away.
Leonard Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bateman thuds a left hand into Cichutowski's body.
Cichutowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Bateman. Beautiful body shot.
Bateman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cichutowski tries to clinch but Bateman moves out of range.
Bateman misses with the combination.
Bateman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bateman stuffs the takedown attempt from Cichutowski. Cichutowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Cichutowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cichutowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bateman's waist but Bateman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cichutowski off to one side.
Leonard Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Cichutowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman scores with a three punch combo!
Cichutowski looks gassed!
Cichutowski tries to clinch there but Bateman circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Bateman scores with a four punch combination!
Bateman slaps away a takedown attempt from Cichutowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bateman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That has opened up Piotrek Cichutowski's cut even more.
Bateman looks to land a combination. Cichutowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bateman.
Cichutowski is rocked!
The cut above Piotrek Cichutowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cichutowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bateman swinging wildly here.
Cichutowski has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotrek Cichutowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bateman scores with a one two! Cichutowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bateman jabs at Cichutowski's body.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Bateman as Cichutowski shoots in.
Bateman throws a right hand that Cichutowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Cichutowski also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Bateman scores with a four punch combination!
Bateman throws a right hand that Cichutowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Cichutowski also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cichutowski missing with a left hand there. Bateman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bateman throws a right and a left that Cichutowski avoids nicely.
Cichutowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bateman's waist but Bateman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cichutowski off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman leaves Cichutowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leonard Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Cichutowski.
Bateman throws a series of strikes that have Cichutowski backpedaling.
Cichutowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bateman.
Bateman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bateman thuds his right hand into Cichutowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cichutowski tries to clinch up.
Cichutowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bateman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cichutowski on the ground.
Cichutowski tries to stand and escape but Bateman is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cichutowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Bateman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cichutowski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cichutowski tries to pass to full mount but Bateman defends it.
Bateman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cichutowski.
Cichutowski tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bateman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piotrek Cichutowski has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bateman throws a combination. Cichutowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bateman throws a right and a left that Cichutowski avoids nicely.
Leonard Bateman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Bateman.
Cichutowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cichutowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bateman's waist but Bateman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cichutowski off to one side.
Bateman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cichutowski gets a double leg takedown into Bateman's guard.
Cichutowski trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Cichutowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman is looking to stand up but Cichutowski isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Piotrek Cichutowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bateman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cichutowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonard Bateman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piotrek Cichutowski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cichutowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bateman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leonard Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
Bateman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bateman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cichutowski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bateman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bateman lands a jab.
Bateman connects with a body shot that sends Cichutowski's belly button to the back.
Bateman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bateman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cichutowski.
No joy there for Bateman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bateman lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman jabs at Cichutowski's body.
Bateman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cichutowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bateman finds it's way round the side to connect with Cichutowski's head.
Bateman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bateman is looking to wear down Cichutowski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cichutowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bateman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cichutowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bateman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leonard Bateman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotrek Cichutowski.
Bateman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman scores with the left hand. Cichutowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Piotrek Cichutowski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bateman works over Cichutowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Cichutowski. Those never looked like landing.
Leonard Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bateman lands a nice shot to the body.
Bateman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman leaves Cichutowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman scores with a hook to the body. Cichutowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
Cichutowski shoots in but Bateman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Bateman scores with a four punch combination!
Bateman lands a lovely overhand right.
Cichutowski fails with the takedown.
A nice combination there by Bateman.
Bateman throws a series of punches but Cichutowski avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cichutowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bateman avoids it really well and circles away.
Bateman misses with a double jab.
Cichutowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Bateman counters with a left to the body.
Bateman misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Bateman does no damage.
Cichutowski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bateman defends it nicely.
Bateman feints a jab promting Cichutowski to slip. Bateman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cichutowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cichutowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bateman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cichutowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bateman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cichutowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Bateman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Cichutowski.
Cichutowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cichutowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piotrek Cichutowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leonard Bateman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cichutowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Bateman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bateman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Bateman!
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