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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes into the arena with Diary of a Madman blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate misses with a left hand
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate slips under a jab.
Bate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dunn tries to avoid it but Bate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dunn to the ground. Dunn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Bate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bate lands the left hand.
Bate lands with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bate.
Bate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bate throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Bate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dunn to score with a decent uppercut.
Dunn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bate checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn tries to bum rush Bate with a series of wild strikes but Bate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bate is out of range and Dunn settles back down.
Bate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dunn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dunn throws a sloppy head kick and Bate moves out of range easily.
Mark Dunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dunn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bate looks to land a right hand but Dunn moved out of range.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunn throws a leg kick but Bate moved away.
A cross from Bate lands.
Dunn swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn leaves Bate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dunn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dunn wants it to stay on the feet.
Mark Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Bate.
Dunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bate.
Bate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dunn.
Bate misses with an uppercut.
Dunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bate closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate connects with a looping right hand.
Bate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dunn scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a series of strikes that have Bate backpedaling.
Dunn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate takes a swing at Dunn's ribcage but misses.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn throws a right hand that Bate ducks under and follows up with a left that Bate also avoids with ease.
Dunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dunn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate walks into a stiff left hand from Dunn.
Bate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bate misses with a hook
and Dunn counters with a good low kick that Bate was not able to check.
Dunn misses with a jab to the body
and Bate counters with a straight right hand.
Bate takes a swing at Dunn's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Dunn misses its intended target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate tests Dunn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bate throws a jab when Dunn was well out of range.
Good work by Bate as he checks the leg kick.
Bate scores with a body shot.
Dunn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bate takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bate, as that shot connected.
Dunn looks to land a body kick but Bate moved away.
Dunn misses the jab.
Bate misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dunn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bate.
A swing and a miss from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a straight left.
Bate scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bate.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dunn.
Bate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunn.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bate duly obliges.
Bate shoots in looking for a takedown. Dunn tries to sprawl out of it but Bate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dunn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A shot to the liver by Bate. Beautiful body shot.
Bate defending well as Dunn loads up on a big left hand.
Bate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dunn had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bate misses with a jab to the body
and Bate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dunn momentarily.
Dunn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bate slips under a jab.
Bate scores with a jab. Dunn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bate throws a right hand that Dunn ducks under and follows up with a left that Dunn also avoids with ease.
Bate drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dunn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bate postures up.
Bate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bate throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dunn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bate preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunn is on top in guard.
Dunn wants to stand but Bate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dunn manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunn working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn wants to stand and escape but Bate is having none of it.
Dunn wants to control the position but Bate says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bate needs to keep his hands up - Dunn had a free shot at his head there.
Bate has a takedown stuffed.
Dunn throws a right and a left that Bate avoids nicely.
Dunn throws a lazy right hand but Bate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Dunn misses its intended target.
Dunn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bate misses with an uppercut. Dunn saw that one coming.
Bate takes one to the side of the head.
Bate slips under a jab from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunn misses with a body shot.
Bate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dunn thuds a left hand into Bate's body.
Bate misses with a hook. Dunn ducked under it nicely.
Bate takes a swing at Dunn's ribcage but misses.
Dunn misses with a body kick.
Bate checks a low kick from Dunn.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate moves out of range as Dunn strikes.
Bate swings for the body but Dunn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dunn quickly recovers to half guard.
Bate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dunn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dunn.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bate trying to control but Dunn is working from the bottom.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Bate wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bate takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dunn.
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
Bate looks to score with a jab to the body but Dunn is just out of range.
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate lands with an overhand left.
Dunn throws a solid leg kick but Bate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dunn.
Dunn scores with the left hand. Bate knows he should have avoided that one.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bate misses the body punch
and Dunn counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Dunn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Dunn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bate on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
Bate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bate.
Dunn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bate scores with a hook to the body. Dunn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a body punch but Dunn moves out of range.
Dunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bate in his tracks.
Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunn.
Bate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bate cracks a nice hook into Dunn's ribs.
Dunn lands an overhand right.
An inside leg kick from Dunn misses.
Mark Dunn is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Bate finds it's way through Dunn's defenses.
Dunn slips under a jab from Bate.
Dunn misses with a wild body shot.
Dunn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate looks for a takedown but Dunn sprawls well.
Mark Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Bate.
Dunn thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bate gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dunn.
Dunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bate is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Dunn is out of range.
Dunn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dunn moves out of range of the strikes.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a hook to the side of Dunn's head but Dunn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bate misses with an uppercut.
Dunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bate back to the cage. Dunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bate is still on wobbly legs! Can Dunn finish him?
Dunn looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range.
Bate seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dunn's guard.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bate in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate chips away with some ground and pound.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn is looking for a triangle but Bate pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dunn is trying to control the position but Bate postures up.
Bate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dunn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunn wants to get back to his feet but Bate passes into half guard.
Dunn gets full guard.
Bate wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Dunn pulls Bate in to control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Bate wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bate uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dunn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bate in his tracks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dunn throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Dunn tests Bate's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bate checks a low kick from Dunn.
Dunn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Dunn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bate.
Bate walks into a left hand.
Dunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bate.
Bate lands a right hook to the body.
Dunn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dunn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate swinging wildly here.
Dunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bate.
Bate throws out a loose jab but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bate lands with a hook. Dunn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bate punishes Dunn's body with a nice straight punch.
Bate works Dunn's body with a nice hook.
Bate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dunn as he jumps to the side.
Bate takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunn misses the shot to the body.
Bate is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dunn loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
Bate takes a swing at Dunn's ribcage but misses.
Dunn lands a really nice looking cross but Bate seems unphased.
Dunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bate.
Mark Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Bate.
Bate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn throws a leg kick but Bate moved away.
Bate misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Dunn as Bate shoots in.
A punch combination from Dunn misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Dunn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunn throws a leg kick which misses Bate's front leg but catches the back leg as Bate tries to avoid it.
Dunn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dunn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bate on the side of the head.
Bate throws a hook but Dunn blocks it.
Dunn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bate to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dunn controls Bate momentarily but Bate frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tyrone Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bate controls the pace.
Bate is looking to work some ground and pound but Dunn has wrist control.
Bate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dunn is keeping the position for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bate throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Dunn, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dunn keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Bate looking to pass the guard.
Bate preventing the sweep.
Bate works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunn gets full guard.
Dunn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dunn is working hard here to advance position.
Bate controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bate landing some decent shots from guard.
Dunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bate passes Dunn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bate in particular looking to stall.
Bate is looking for a kimura but Dunn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bate to get the leverage.
Bate wants to pass to mount but Dunn is defending the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bate takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate working Dunn over with strikes.
Dunn is looking to improve his position.
Dunn gets back to full guard.
Bate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dunn has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dunn being controlled here, momentarily.
Bate throws a big right hand that misses.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bate won't allow Dunn to sweep him here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Bate has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dunn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bate uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunn.
Bate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dunn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bate momentarily.
Dunn throws a series of punches but Bate avoids them all with ease.
Dunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Bate scores with a four punch combination!
Dunn looks for the body kick but Bate saw that one coming.
Bate shoots in and drives through. Dunn sprawls well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunn's head backwards.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dunn connects with a body shot that sends Bate's belly button to the back.
Bate avoids the body shot from Dunn.
Bate throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
Dunn keeps Bate at a distance using the push kick.
Bate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Dunn as Bate shoots in.
Dunn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bate stuns Dunn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Bate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bate 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
Tyrone Bate decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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