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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Bateman (ranked 2812 p4p, 326 weight class) and Kevin Whitfield (ranked 2609 p4p, 310 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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203 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 9 - 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Whitfield!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bateman cracks Whitfield with a good jab.
Whitfield needs to keep his hands up - Bateman had a free shot at his head there.
Bateman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bateman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Bateman there.
No luck for Bateman with that takedown attempt.
Bateman lands a body shot.
Whitfield misses with an uppercut.
Bateman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Whitfield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bateman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Whitfield throws a looping overhand right but Bateman ducks down to avoid it.
Bateman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Whitfield throws the kick towards the body but Bateman avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bateman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bateman trying to control from half guard but Whitfield is working away.
Whitfield is looking to control Bateman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whitfield avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Bateman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bateman is working hard here to advance position.
Whitfield trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Bateman seems content to control.
Bateman is pressing down on Whitfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whitfield is holding on for now.
Bateman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bateman passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Whitfield!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bateman goes for an armbar but Whitfield turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Whitfield.
Bateman has Whitfield pulled in close to control his posture.
Bateman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bateman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whitfield is one step ahead there.
Whitfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitfield throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitfield stops Bateman from standing up.
Whitfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whitfield trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
Whitfield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bateman's head.
Bateman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitfield's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whitfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whitfield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bateman wants to sweep here but Whitfield controlling him for the moment.
Bateman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whitfield trying to control but Bateman is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Whitfield lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Whitfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Whitfield looking to pass the guard.
Whitfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whitfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bateman in his tracks.
Bateman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bateman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Whitfield on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Whitfield misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Bateman.
Bateman tests Whitfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whitfield lands a nice hook to Bateman's body. Bateman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Bateman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whitfield misses with a wild body shot.
Whitfield misses with a hook
and Bateman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bateman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bateman in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Whitfield tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bateman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paddy Bateman!
A very excited looking Paddy Bateman 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.
Kevin Whitfield spoke after the fight, saying 'Losses early on mean nothing. Character builders that remind me of how hard this business is. Time to hit the gym once again. I'll be back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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