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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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201 lbs
21 - 23 - 3 |
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195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn Alliance keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Steel Penn Alliance appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bateman scores with a jab. Steel Penn Alliance acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab from Bateman.
Bateman scores with a jab to the body.
Bateman catches Steel Penn Alliance with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bateman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bateman misses with the combination.
Steel Penn Alliance drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bateman sprawls and moves away.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to counter with a takedown but Bateman is quick to defend against it.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel Penn Alliance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel Penn Alliance tries to sprawl out of it but Bateman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steel Penn Alliance manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bateman scores with a body shot.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel Penn Alliance sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel Penn Alliance drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bateman sprawls and moves away.
Bateman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel Penn Alliance makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paddy Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn Alliance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steel Penn Alliance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bateman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel Penn Alliance circles away.
The Steel Penn Alliance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Bateman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with the combination.
Steel Penn Alliance changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No luck for Bateman with that takedown attempt.
Bateman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steel Penn Alliance defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking to counter the offense by Bateman and move into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bateman scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel Penn Alliance should have avoided that one.
Bateman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bateman closes the distance and clinches up with Steel Penn Alliance, looking for a takedown. Bateman pushes Steel Penn Alliance against the cage but Steel Penn Alliance circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bateman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steel Penn Alliance to the mat! Steel Penn Alliance manages to get full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Steel Penn Alliance manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bateman.
Steel Penn Alliance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Bateman.
Nice uppercut lands for Bateman. That snapped Steel Penn Alliance's head back.
Steel Penn Alliance misses the jab.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Steel Penn Alliance moved out of range.
Bateman dives in and grabs Steel Penn Alliance's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel Penn Alliance pushes down on Bateman's head and hops out.
Steel Penn Alliance scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Paddy Bateman has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bateman.
Bateman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Steel Penn Alliance had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bateman misses with a lunging right hand
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a single leg into guard. Bateman didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bateman looking to control.
Steel Penn Alliance got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bateman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel Penn Alliance has managed to get both his arms back between Bateman's legs - danger averted.
Bateman has an active guard here but Steel Penn Alliance has managed to pass into half guard.
Steel Penn Alliance wants to get back to his feet.
Bateman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Bateman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Bateman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bateman tries for a takedown but Steel Penn Alliance sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to counter with a takedown but Bateman is quick to defend against it.
Bateman throws an off balance right hand
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a leg kick.
Steel Penn Alliance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steel Penn Alliance stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel Penn Alliance wants it to stay on the feet.
Steel Penn Alliance appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel Penn Alliance.
Bateman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Steel Penn Alliance's head backwards.
Bateman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steel Penn Alliance feinted with a counter takedown.
Bateman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a good low kick that Bateman was not able to check.
The Steel Penn Alliance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Bateman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bateman throws a shot to the body.
Bateman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bateman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman misses with an uppercut. Steel Penn Alliance saw that one coming.
Steel Penn Alliance appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bateman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance lands with a right hand.
Bateman lands a nice hook to Steel Penn Alliance's body. Steel Penn Alliance takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've been informed that Bateman has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bateman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steel Penn Alliance half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bateman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a stiff right hand.
Bateman misses with a right hand
and Steel Penn Alliance makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bateman is breathing heavily.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman misses with a straight right.
Steel Penn Alliance appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steel Penn Alliance stuffs the takedown attempt from Bateman. Bateman gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel Penn Alliance half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Steel Penn Alliance misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Steel Penn Alliance cracks Bateman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bateman throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Steel Penn Alliance counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn Alliance stands up and waves to Bateman to follow him.
Bateman's corner calls for a 1-2. Bateman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bateman shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel Penn Alliance tries to sprawl out of it but Bateman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steel Penn Alliance manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Steel Penn Alliance's head but Steel Penn Alliance sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steel Penn Alliance half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a right hand
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a takedown into side control.
Steel Penn Alliance decides to stand back up. Steel Penn Alliance steps back and let's Bateman get back to his feet.
Steel Penn Alliance dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steel Penn Alliance sprawls well. Steel Penn Alliance wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bateman gets slowly back to his feet.
Steel Penn Alliance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to counter with a takedown but Bateman is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Steel Penn Alliance misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman looks to land a left hand but Steel Penn Alliance moved out of range nicely.
Steel Penn Alliance tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn Alliance listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Paddy Bateman's cut even more.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bateman misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Bateman.
Bateman slips under a jab.
Bateman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bateman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bateman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel Penn Alliance.
Bateman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bateman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Steel Penn Alliance dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paddy Bateman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Bateman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Paddy Bateman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bateman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steel Penn Alliance stands and steps away. Bateman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steel Penn Alliance drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bateman misses with a looping left.
Steel Penn Alliance feinted with a counter takedown.
Bateman lands with a nice combination. Steel Penn Alliance backs away looking to recover.
Bateman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steel Penn Alliance's hands.
Bateman misses with an uppercut
so Steel Penn Alliance counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman wants to improve his position but instead Steel Penn Alliance has moved into half guard.
Bateman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steel Penn Alliance decides to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel Penn Alliance.
Bateman misses with the combination.
Bateman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bateman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steel Penn Alliance is fending him off so far but Bateman persists. Nope, Steel Penn Alliance circles away and we're back to standing.
Steel Penn Alliance appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a good cross that connects.
Nice sprawl there from Steel Penn Alliance as Bateman shoots in.
It looked like Steel Penn Alliance wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Steel Penn Alliance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paddy Bateman.
Bateman lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bateman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn Alliance attempts a counter takedown but Bateman avoids it well and moves away.
Bateman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Steel Penn Alliance sprawls well initially but Bateman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bateman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bateman is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel Penn Alliance is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn Alliance is trying to stand.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel Penn Alliance's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bateman seems to be working for a kimura but Steel Penn Alliance defends the submission attempt.
Steel Penn Alliance pushes Bateman off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bateman.
Bateman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Bateman misses the target.
Steel Penn Alliance explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bateman walks into a left hand.
Bateman is rocked!
Steel Penn Alliance throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bateman with the counter takedown but Steel Penn Alliance avoids it easily.
Bateman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bateman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bateman throws a big shot that misses.
Steel Penn Alliance was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bateman misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bateman. Steel Penn Alliance does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bateman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Steel Penn Alliance defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Bateman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel Penn Alliance manages to avoid it.
Steel Penn Alliance attempts a counter takedown but Bateman avoids it well and moves away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bateman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steel Penn Alliance decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bateman's guard.
Steel Penn Alliance wants to stand but Bateman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bateman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Steel Penn Alliance is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Steel Penn Alliance showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Steel Penn Alliance has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Steel Penn Alliance!
A victorious The Steel Penn Alliance thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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