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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustaf Lindback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyrone Bate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gustaf Lindback!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindback lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lindback throws a sloppy head kick and Bate moves out of range easily.
A jab from Bate misses.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindback.
Bate throws a big shot that misses.
Lindback shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bate misses with a body kick.
Lindback takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bate throws a leg kick that misses.
Gustaf Lindback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindback moves away from the strike by Bate.
Lindback loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Bate sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bate takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindback manages to avoid it.
Lindback fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bate.
An inside leg kick from Lindback misses.
Bate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That kick from Bate tenderised Lindback's leg. Lindback is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lindback thows a leg kick but Bate checks it
and Bate counters with a stiff right hand.
Bate slips under a jab.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindback moves away.
Bate throws a hook but Lindback blocks it.
Lindback slips a straight right by Bate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate throws a looping overhand right but Lindback ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindback scores with a kick to the body.
Bate digs a good body shot into Lindback's ribs.
Lindback lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bate swings for the body but Lindback moves out of range.
Lindback scores with a hook.
Lindback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Bate does it's job there.
A big right from Bate misses.
Lindback takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindback misses with a wild body shot.
Lindback is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Lindback misses.
Bate avoids the head kick by Lindback.
Bate takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bate thows a leg kick but Lindback checks it
and Lindback counters with a low kick, right behind Bate 's knee.
Lindback throws a sloppy head kick and Bate moves out of range easily.
Bate avoids the head kick by Lindback.
Bate avoids the head kick by Lindback.
Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lindback on the side of the head.
Lindback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindback throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Lindback's belly button to the back.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lindback.
Nice body punch from Bate.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindback moves away.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Lindback has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindback there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bate tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lindback swivels and escapes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lindback.
Lindback's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lindback scrambles back to his feet.
Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindback.
Bate stuffs the takedown attempt from Lindback. Lindback gets slowly back to his feet.
Lindback misses with a wild body shot.
Bate looks to land a right hand but Lindback moved out of range.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate shoots in looking for a takedown but Lindback manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bate swings for the body but Lindback moves out of range.
Lindback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bate.
Lindback keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate blocks the body kick.
Gustaf Lindback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindback tries to clinch there but Bate circles away.
Bate throws out a loose jab but Lindback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindback.
Lindback looks to land a body kick but Bate moved away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate looks to land a combination but Lindback avoids it well.
Good work by Bate as he checks the leg kick.
Bate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Lindback.
Lindback does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lindback is able to avoid easily.
Bate blocks a jab.
Bate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lindback.
Lindback avoids the body shot from Bate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindback.
Bate throws a body punch but Lindback moves out of range.
Bate lands a slapping body shot.
Lindback lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lindback scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Lindback.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lindback checks a leg kick.
Lindback ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bate moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustaf Lindback will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Lindback.
Lindback tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindback thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate misses with a few strikes there.
Lindback does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lindback finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lindback throws a low kick but Bate avoids it.
Lindback throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Lindback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bate both land. Nice combination.
Lindback pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lindback tries to land a body kick
and Bate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bate.
Lindback throws a head kick but Bate moves out of range.
Lindback misses with a body shot.
Lindback tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.
Lindback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Bate misses with an uppercut
letting Lindback counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Lindback blocks a jab.
Lindback throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bate avoids the head kick by Lindback.
Bate misses with a few strikes there.
Lindback tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.
Bate avoids the head kick by Lindback.
Bate misses with a looping left.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindback tries to land a body kick
and Bate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bate motions for Lindback to come forward. Bate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindback tries to land a front kick but Bate steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lindback misses with a head kick.
Lindback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindback fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lindback fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bate is out of range.
Lindback has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bate.
Lindback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindback throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bate.
Bate misses with a body shot
and Lindback counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindback misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Lindback is predictable there
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
Lindback finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lindback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Lindback saw that one coming.
Lindback throws a lazy head kick
and Bate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindback avoids the body shot from Bate.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lindback looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Lindback has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bate.
A big left from Lindback misses.
Lindback just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate moves away from the strike by Lindback.
Bate takes a swing at Lindback's ribcage but misses.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Gustaf Lindback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindback misses the target.
Bate with a hook.
Lindback misses with a leg kick
and Bate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lindback thinking.
Bate misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Bate.
Bate avoids the body shot from Lindback.
Bate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindback manages to avoid it.
Lindback connects with a solid leg kick.
Bate misses with a looping right.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindback tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Lindback misses
and Lindback takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindback has closed the distance and engaged Bate in a clinch.
Lindback displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bate up against the cage.
Lindback missing with knees to the body.
Lindback utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lindback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindback gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bate.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands a shot to the body.
Lindback missing with knees to the body.
Bate swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindback tries to stall but Bate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bate has picked Lindback up - he's going for a ride! Bate dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bate throws a strike but Lindback avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bate trying to control but Lindback is working from the bottom.
Lindback wants to sweep but no luck.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindback is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate tries to free his leg and advance position but Lindback is retaining full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lindback throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lindback wants to get back to his feet but Bate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lindback is breathing heavily.
Lindback keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate thows a big elbow that misses.
Lindback escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lindback looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindback keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustaf Lindback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindback is just out of range.
Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindback.
Lindback gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lindback drives through and clinches with Bate against the cage.
Bate tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindback's elbow.
Bate can't break the clinch.
Bate is trying to break the clinch but Lindback is controlling him.
Bate working aggressively here.
Lindback has Bate pressed against the cage.
Lindback trying to stall but Bate improves his position.
Bate avoiding damage as Lindback throws knees to the body.
Bate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lindback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lindback takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lindback stalling against the cage.
Bate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bate is trying to stall.
Lindback unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindback taking a breather.
Bate is working Lindback over against the cage.
Bate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bate works on Lindback's body with a couple of short punches.
Lindback manages to break the clinch.
Lindback misses with a head kick.
A cross from Bate lands.
Bate is looking to wear down Lindback with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindback misses with an uppercut
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Lindback staying out of range there.
Lindback does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lindback throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bate looks to land a right hand but Lindback moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindback throws a head kick that misses.
Lindback throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bate.
Bate blocks a low kick nicely.
Bate throws a front kick aimed at Lindback's knee but Lindback avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws the left hand but Lindback avoids the punch easily.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindback throws an overhand right that lands on Bate's shoulder, as Bate tries to avoid the shot.
Bate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindback. That did some damage!
Lindback tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Lindback.
Lindback throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindback fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bate.
Lindback throws a leg kick but Bate moved away.
Bate lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lindback throws a head kick but Bate moves out of range.
Bate digs a good body shot into Lindback's ribs.
Bate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lindback throws out a leg kick but Bate moves out of range and Lindback only half commits.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lindback motions for Bate to come forward. Lindback throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindback pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bate closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lindback quickly recovers to half guard.
Lindback is in trouble now - Bate has advanced to mount!
Bate lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bate tries to control but Lindback wriggling away.
Bate lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lindback is trying desperately to improve position.
Bate with good strikes from the mount here!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lindback takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bate tries to control but Lindback wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lindback's face.
Bate jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lindback manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bate laying and praying for a moment but Lindback takes advantage and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindback is trying to get back to full guard.
Bate passes to side control.
Lindback throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands an elbow.
Bate scoring with punches from side control.
Bate lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bate cracks Lindback with a big elbow.
Bate in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lindback tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lindback takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lindback parries the strikes from Bate easily there. Bate is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lindback to escape.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lindback keeps working.
Lindback is trying to strike from the bottom but Bate has passed into full mount.
Lindback is trying desperately to improve position.
Lindback bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindback wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Bate looking for a sweep. Not yet Bate, not yet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lindback accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lindback chips away with some ground and pound.
Bate is trying to keep Lindback in close.
Lindback wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Lindback throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate wants to sweep but no luck.
Lindback stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Bate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lindback has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
Tyrone Bate tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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