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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton has chosen Motorhead - Iron Fist as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
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188 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Luigi Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Patton!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bates moves away.
Bates throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Patton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Patton misses with a series of wild punches.
Luigi Bates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patton tries to keep at a distance but Bates has taken the fight into the clinch.
Patton lands with a left to the head.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Bates manages to break the clinch.
Patton takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Patton. Those never looked like landing.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Bates feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Patton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates is looking to take this one to the mat.
Patton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
Patton scores a nice knee to the body.
Patton tries to throw a body punch but Bates avoids it by throwing Patton back against the cage.
Bates managing to block the knees to the body from Patton.
Patton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patton prevents a body shot from Bates.
Patton lands a left hand.
Patton stops a takedown attempt from Bates.
Bates wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luigi Bates. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patton lands a nice shot to the body.
Patton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bates blocks it with crossed arms.
Patton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Patton.
Bates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patton misses with an uppercut. Bates saw that one coming.
Patton misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Patton's coach down at 5 Star Spar Bazaar OFC was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Patton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bates paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bates throws a looping overhand right but Patton ducks down to avoid it.
We've been hearing reports that Bates has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Some wild striking there from Patton.
Jab, jab by Bates - just one landing.
Bates tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Patton swivels and escapes.
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Patton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Patton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Patton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bates moves out of range of the body kick from Patton.
Bates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bates.
Bates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bates misses with a looping left.
Bates stalks Patton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Patton's face. Patton staggers backwards, shaken.
Patton throws a jab but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates feinted with a counter takedown.
Bates throws a nice looking combination but Patton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
Jack Patton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Patton scrambles back to his feet.
Patton lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Patton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bates, as that shot connected.
Bates swings for the body but Patton moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bates misses with a double jab
and Patton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bates's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bates lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bates digs a good hook to Patton's body.
Patton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Patton scores with a three punch combo!
A head kick misses from Patton.
Bates cracks Patton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Patton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Patton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pattons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bates lands with an uppercut that bounces Patton off the cage and back into range.
Patton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Patton throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Patton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bates ducks under a wild hook from Patton.
Left hook, right uppercut from Patton.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates misses with a hook.
Bates throws a lazy right hand but Patton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patton connects with a single shot there.
Patton connects with an inside leg kick.
Patton throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
Bates changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Patton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bates is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Bates.
Patton lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bates scores with a takedown into Patton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Patton's guard.
Bates trying to control the position from guard on top but Patton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bates drops back looking for a leg! Patton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Patton manages to kick Bates off! Bates jumps back into Patton's guard.
Bates advances position into side control!
Patton can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Patton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bates wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patton struggling a bit here.
Bates tries for a kimura but Patton is defending well.
Patton tries to improve position but can't.
Bates goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Patton rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bates's guard! Nice work there by Patton!
Jack Patton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bates has his foot on Patton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Patton works his way back into a safe position though.
Bates wants to improve his position but instead Patton has moved into half guard.
Bates tries to roll over but Patton keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bates with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bates trying to get back to full guard but Patton takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Patton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patton landing punches.
Bates working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Patton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bates is looking to escape.
Patton controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton with shots to the head and body - Bates looks very uncomfortable down there.
Patton wants to control the pace but Bates is squirming around nicely.
Bates is looking to get to half guard.
Patton controlling from the full mount.
Patton trying to control but Bates is having none of it.
Bates wants to control but Patton is having none of it.
Patton looking to control but Bates is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Patton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Patton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Patton counters with a thumping low kick.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Bates appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Patton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Bates.
A jab from Bates misses.
Bates misses the jab.
Patton throws a sloppy head kick and Bates moves out of range easily.
Bates loads up on a big right hand but Patton slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Patton's head.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Patton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Bates scores with a hook to the body. Patton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates connects with a crisp jab.
Patton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Patton.
Patton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bates manages to avoid it.
Patton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bates scores with a leg kick.
Patton throws a push kick but Bates slaps the foot to one side.
Bates with a jab.
Patton misses with a straight left.
Bates drops down looking for a counter takedown but Patton sprawls and moves away.
Bates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bates jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bates fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Patton, pushing him back against the cage.
Luigi Bates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patton tries to work over Bates's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Patton fails to land.
Bates has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Patton clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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Bates missing with strikes.
Patton can't escape the position.
Patton wants to control his opponent's hands but Bates gets his hands free.
Patton tries to escape the position.
Bates is punishing Patton with some ground and pound.
Patton is in bad spot here.
Bates is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Patton won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Bates off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Luigi Bates!
A very excited looking Luigi Bates made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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