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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armenian Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Tate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armenian Samoan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kevin Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samoan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate connects with a nice looking jab.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Samoan 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.
Tate keeping full guard, as Samoan tries to pass.
Samoan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Samoan throwing strikes but missing.
Samoan wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan preventing the sweep.
Samoan chips away with some ground and pound.
Samoan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samoan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tate tries to avoid it but Samoan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tate to the ground. Tate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Samoan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tate swivels and escapes.
Kevin Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armenian Samoan.
Samoan fails with a takedown attempt.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Samoan moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Samoan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samoan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samoan is trying to control. Tate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samoan pulls his head out easily.
Tate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tate is looking for a triangle but Samoan pushes his legs off easily.
Samoan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan wants to pass the guard but Tate is keeping the position.
Samoan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Samoan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Samoan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tate won't allow Samoan to pass to mount.
Tate has hold of Samoan's hands but Samoan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Samoan thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Samoan wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.
Samoan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control here.
Samoan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Samoan thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Samoan feints and as Tate raises his hands in defense, Samoan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samoan pushing down on Tate's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Samoan moves into full mount! Tate won't be happy about that!
Samoan lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armenian Samoan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samoan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Samoan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Samoan throwing shots but Tate is blocking nicely.
Samoan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samoan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tate is not content to let Samoan control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Samoan.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samoan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Samoan misses with a head shot.
Tate wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samoan.
BOOM! Samoan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tate wants to control but Samoan is having none of it.
Tate can't escape the position.
BOOM! Samoan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samoan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Samoan throws some wild stikes that Tate manages to avoid easily.
Samoan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samoan.
Tate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samoan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Samoan raining down shots from the mount!
Samoan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tate?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan looking to finish with strikes here!
Tate is squirming around, avoiding Samoan's attempts to control the action.
Samoan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samoan looking to ground and pound but Tate is blocking nicely.
Tate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Samoan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Samoan landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Samoan looking to control but Tate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Samoan thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Samoan throwing strikes here but Tate is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Samoan controlling from mount.
Tate tries to reverse the position but Samoan maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is bucking up trying to escape but Samoan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Samoan.
Tate is bucking up trying to escape but Samoan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armenian Samoan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate misses with a double jab.
Samoan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tate napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tate parries the strikes from Samoan easily there. Samoan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tate to escape.
Armenian Samoan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Samoan tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tate's legs.
Samoan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tate tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Samoan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tate prevents Samoan from moving into mount.
Samoan happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samoan trying to control the action but Tate is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate gets caught flat footed, as Samoan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Samoan from controlling successfully.
Tate looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Samoan from controlling successfully.
Tate has a closed guard, preventing Samoan from standing up.
Samoan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Samoan defends well.
Samoan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tate is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Tate misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tate sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samoan somewhat.
Samoan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tate but Tate pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armenian Samoan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kevin Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate misses with the combination.
Samoan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kevin Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tate is staying active underneath Samoan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Samoan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tate throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Samoan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Samoan wants to pass the guard but Tate is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armenian Samoan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Samoan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armenian Samoan!
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energy
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RATING
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