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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Could you be loved. Ben Beast has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Beast!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Beast pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tate swings for the body but Beast moves out of range.
Tate tries to work over Beast's front leg with a kick but Beast checks it.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beast uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tate.
It looks like Ben Beast has been cut.
Beast fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beast.
Beast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beast manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tate on his heels. He'll look to pass Tate's guard now, I'm sure.
Beast won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Beast is retaining full guard.
Tate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Beast is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate pushes down on Beast's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate works his way into side control.
Beast is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tate's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Beast moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Beast trying to control the position.
Tate seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beast is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate 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.
Beast pulls Tate in to control the position.
Tate sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beast's guard.
Beast is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Beast looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast'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.
Tate throws a leg kick but Beast checks it.
Tate throws a low kick but Beast moves out of range easily.
Beast checks a leg kick.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Tate throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a low kick, right behind Beast 's knee.
Tate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tate connects with an inside leg kick.
Tate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Tate scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tate slaps away a takedown attempt from Beast, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate throws a head kick but Beast moves out of range.
Beast looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Beast fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beast checks a leg kick nicely.
Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tate as he avoids it easily.
Beast takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calvin Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate has Beast pushed against the cage.
Beast prevents a body shot from Tate.
Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beast checks the leg kick.
Tate scores with the left hand. Beast knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a leg kick.
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beast backs up against the cage.
Beast shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tate is trying to defend but Beast finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beast connects with a nice short shot to Tate's temple.
Beast is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tate!
Tate working to try and regain half guard.
Tate keeps trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast tries to control but Tate wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beast misses with a head shot.
Tate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tate is not content to let Beast control the position.
Beast takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben Beast overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
Beast looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tate slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast's cut.
That's time! Beast's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tate scores with a nice body kick.
Beast darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tate wants to improve his position but Beast is controlling well.
Tate is in trouble now - Beast has advanced to mount!
Beast is landing with some decent strikes but Tate is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tate blocking the ground and pound.
Beast throwing strikes here but Tate is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tate can't escape the position.
Tate holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beast tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Beast breaks from Tate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beast raining down shots from the mount!
Beast looking to control but Tate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beast is trying to control here but Tate has managed to regain half guard.
Tate gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beast is one step ahead there.
Tate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beast.
Beast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beast wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Beast pushes down on Tate's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beast is stalling here. Tate is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Beast seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tate has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tate presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tate looking to control and managing it successfully.
Beast sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Beast is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Tate seems content to control.
Tate drops an elbow to the side of Beast's head.
Beast is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tate wants to free his trapped foot but Beast is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Beast wants to improve his position but Tate is controlling well.
Beast has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Beast clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tate attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a slapping leg kick.
Beast 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.
Tate is looking to slow Beast down with leg kicks.
Tate throws a push kick but Beast slaps the foot to one side.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Beast takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate's corner calls for a 1-2. Tate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Beast blocks a low kick nicely.
Tate avoids the head kick by Beast.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tate.
Tate has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Beast misses with a takedown
and Beast takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate misses with a body kick.
Beast has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tate.
Tate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Beast checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beast motions for Tate to come forward. Beast throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tate throws a leg kick
and Beast counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tate!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Beast trying to control the action but Tate is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to take a breather but Tate manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Beast.
Beast throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
Tate wants to control from the top but Beast keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast has Tate pulled in close to control his posture.
Beast 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Beast is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ben Beast'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!
Beast fails to land the takedown.
Nice body kick from Tate.
Beast shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Beast's knee momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Beast down.
That kick from Tate tenderised Beast's leg. Beast is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beast under the eye.
Beast takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Tate finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tate lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Beast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Beast looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beast takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Beast doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast can't get the takedown.
Beast will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tate.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Beast.
Tate just leaning against Beast, taking a breather.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beast wants to take the fight to the mat but Tate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Beast is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
Calvin Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good body shot from Tate.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Beast avoids it by throwing Tate back against the cage.
Tate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tate lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beast blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ben Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate gets underhooks to prevent Beast's takedown attempt.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Beast wants to take the fight to the mat but Tate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tate.
Tate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Beast has clasped his hands together around Tate's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Beast.
Tate struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Tate!
Calvin Tate is the new middleweight champion!
Calvin Tate took some time post fight to say the following; 'Finally, this org has a real, true champion. Thank you my fans!'.
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