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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Bateman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalju Kulli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy Bateman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paddy Bateman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalju Kulli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Kulli tenderised Bateman's leg. Bateman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Paddy Bateman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bateman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bateman lands with a straight right. Kulli didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Kulli misses.
Bateman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kulli.
Jab, jab by Bateman - just one landing.
Bateman with a nice cross.
Bateman dips to his left and cracks Kulli with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Kulli as he connects with a hook.
Kulli tries to clinch but Bateman is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kulli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kulli lands a head kick!
Bateman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Paddy Bateman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Kulli's head but Kulli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman keeps the fight on the outside.
Bateman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bateman misses with a two punch combination.
Bateman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kulli under the eye.
Bateman cracks Kulli with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kulli ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Kulli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A combination from Bateman does no damage.
Bateman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kulli wants to clinch.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bateman misses with a right hand
and Kulli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bateman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bateman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kulli scoring well with a low kick there.
Kulli fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bateman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bateman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kullis head.
Bateman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kulli tries to land a leg kick but Bateman saw it coming and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bateman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bateman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bateman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bateman throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulli.
Bateman scores with a jab. Kulli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bateman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
Kulli throws a shot from downtown. Bateman moves away and avoids it.
Bateman missing with a left hand there. Kulli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulli has Bateman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman blocks a body shot from Kulli.
A right handed body shot lands from Kulli.
Bateman lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Kulli.
Bateman lands a shoulder strike.
Knees to the body from Kulli.
Kulli breaks the clinch.
Bateman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kulli flicks out a counter leg kick but Bateman steps away.
Kulli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circling - Bateman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kulli closes the distance and clinches.
Bateman is trying to break free.
Kulli digs a right hand into Bateman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bateman's gas tank.
Kulli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman wants to improve his position but Kulli is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kulli seems content to control.
Bateman is trying to maintain the position but Kulli is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Kulli seems content to control.
Kulli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bateman's head.
Kulli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bateman keeps working.
Bateman trying to hold on to Kulli's head to control him but Kulli postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bateman is not content to let Kulli control the position.
Kulli content to control rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paddy Bateman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Kulli only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman misses with a hook.
Bateman connects with a right hand. Kulli shakes it off.
Bateman scores with a jab.
Bateman throws a hook but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
Kulli feints and then cracks Bateman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bateman down.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bateman misses with a looping right.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Bateman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Paddy Bateman has been cut.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman lands with a cross.
Bateman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bateman throws a jab when Kulli was well out of range.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Kulli slips the punch.
Bateman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kulli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bateman.
Kulli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Kulli's head but Kulli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bateman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bateman misses with a combination
and Kulli counters with a good, hard body kick but Bateman shrugs it off.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Bateman misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kulli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulli misses with a straight left.
Bateman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bateman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kulli takes the fight into the clinch.
Kulli can't find room to land a body shot as Bateman controls the action.
Bateman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman misses with a straight left.
Bateman connects with a jab.
Kulli is looking to chop away at Bateman's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bateman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Bateman blocks the low kick.
Kulli scores with a body shot.
Kulli misses with a head kick.
Bateman misses with an uppercut. Kulli saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bateman, as that shot connected.
Kulli throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kulli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bateman.
A jab from Bateman misses.
Bateman throws a jab when Kulli was well out of range.
Kulli throws a big counter head kick but Bateman avoids it with no problem.
Bateman throws a hook to the side of Kulli's head but Kulli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kulli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bateman looks to land a left hand but Kulli moved out of range nicely.
Kulli scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kulli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bateman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bateman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Bateman misses its intended target.
Bateman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Bateman misses the target.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kulli.
Kulli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bateman is able to avoid easily.
Kulli takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
Kulli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kulli throws a leg kick but Bateman sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kulli throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice defenses there by Bateman.
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 Paddy Bateman will probably get the nod.
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!
Bateman misses with an uppercut. Kulli saw that one coming.
Kulli drives through and clinches with Bateman against the cage.
Bateman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kulli ducks under a wild hook from Bateman.
Kulli raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bateman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kulli counters with a two punch combo.
Kulli blocks a jab.
Kulli throws a head kick but Bateman moves out of range.
Kulli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kulli defending well as Bateman loads up on a big left hand.
Kulli tries to move into range but Bateman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulli gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bateman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bateman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bateman is working for takedown but Kulli is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Bateman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bateman manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kulli.
It looked like Bateman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bateman blocks a head kick by Kulli.
Kulli blocks a jab.
Bateman avoids a kick to the body.
Kulli staying out of range there.
Bateman fails to land with a series of punches.
Bateman looks to throw the jab but Kulli is out of range.
Bateman looks to land a right hand but Kulli moved out of range.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
Kulli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bateman defends it well.
Bateman swats away the attempt to clinch by Kulli.
Bateman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulli is looking to score with low kicks.
Bateman throws a hook but Kulli blocks it.
Kulli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bateman with a body shot.
A jab from Bateman misses.
A jab lands there for Bateman.
Kulli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bateman.
Kulli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kulli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Bateman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kulli throws a sloppy head kick and Bateman moves out of range easily.
Bateman throwing a counter right hand but Kulli manages to avoid it.
Bateman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kulli.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kulli dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Bateman connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulli moves in looking to clinch but Bateman pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Bateman misses the target.
Kulli lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Kulli misses its intended target.
Bateman throws a series of punches but Kulli moves out of range.
Kulli dodges the punch combination from Bateman.
Kulli misses with a lunging right hand
and Bateman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bateman.
Bateman loads up on a big right hand but Kulli slips the punch.
Kulli slips under a jab from Bateman.
Kulli is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kulli throws a head kick but Bateman moves out of range.
Bateman throws a good cross that connects.
Bateman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paddy Bateman is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bateman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kulli on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bateman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kulli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kulli momentarily.
Bateman misses the jab.
Kulli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bateman throws a looping overhand right but Kulli ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bateman cracks Kulli with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bateman misses the target.
Bateman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bateman throws out a loose jab but Kulli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalju Kulli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kulli misses with an uppercut
enabling Bateman to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paddy Bateman!
Paddy Bateman thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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