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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paddy Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavurov looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
Tate misses with a looping right.
Tate looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zavurov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Zavurov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zavurov tries to clinch up.
Tate digs a good hook to Zavurov's body.
Zavurov is looking to clinch.
Tate works the jab nicely.
Zavurov darts in and clinches Tate up against the cage.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Zavurov blocks an uppercut.
Tate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zavurov stalling.
Zavurov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tate just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tate counters with a nice uppercut.
Zavurov clinches up with Tate and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate tries to throw a body punch but Zavurov avoids it by throwing Tate back against the cage.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
Zavurov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Zavurov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tate misses with some punches.
Tate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Tate blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Zavurov.
Zavurov is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Zavurov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate cracks Zavurov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tate with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Zavurov clinches up against the cage.
Zavurov lands a left hand.
Tate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Tate is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov lands a nice shot to the body.
Zavurov lands a nice uppercut.
Zavurov is trying to pull guard but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Tate lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Zavurov.
Tate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tate scores with a shoulder strike.
Zavurov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tate scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov wants to break free but Tate has control.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tate pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Zavurov taking a breather.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov lands a nice uppercut.
Zavurov being controlled against the cage.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zavurov as Tate tries to tie him up.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Zavurov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Zavurov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Tate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zavurov successfully pulls guard.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Zavurov has wrist control.
Zavurov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Zavurov is looking to stand up but Tate isn't so interested in that idea.
Zavurov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zavurov gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Zavurov. Zavurov maintains the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate throws a punch but it's blocked by Zavurov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy Tate 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.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
Tate throwing a counter right hand but Zavurov manages to avoid it.
Zavurov moves into the clinch.
Zavurov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate blocking some punches.
Zavurov blocks an uppercut.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zavurov.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Zavurov.
Tate lands with a left to the head.
Zavurov lands a shot to the body.
Zavurov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov pulls guard.
Zavurov wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate is standing up over Zavurov. Zavurov looks to escape but Tate dives into side control.
Zavurov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tate controls the position from side control.
Zavurov tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Zavurov is trying to buck Tate off.
Zavurov bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Paddy Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate is looking to counter punch.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Zavurov's head.
Tate lands with a good body shot.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zavurov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zavurov has a couple of punches blocked by Tate.
Zavurov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zavurov.
Zavurov working aggressively here.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.
Tate gets through Zavurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zavurov manages to pull guard.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Tate stops Zavurov from standing up.
Tate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zavurov pushes Tate off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zavurov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate is looking to counter punch.
Zavurov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tate.
Zavurov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a jab.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Tate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zavurov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Zavurov wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tate.
Tate gets tackled into the cage by Zavurov. Zavurov maintains the clinch.
Zavurov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tate to keep the fight standing.
Tate lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zavurov backwards.
Zavurov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zavurov takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paddy Tate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tate scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zavurov wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Paddy Tate is winning the standup battle so far.
Zavurov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zavurov tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tate cracks Zavurov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tate throws a jab but it's blocked by Zavurov.
Tate scores with the left hand. Zavurov knows he should have avoided that one.
Zavurov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
Tate throws a big counter combination but Zavurov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tate lands a glancing blow to the side of Zavurov's head.
Zavurov blocks a jab.
Zavurov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zavurov rushes Tate and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Tate.
Tate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Tate.
A short right from Zavurov.
Zavurov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zavurov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zavurov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate slows down the pace here.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tate swings wildly with an uppercut but Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zavurov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Zavurov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zavurov tries to pull guard but Tate won't allow it.
Tate is working Zavurov over against the cage.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Tate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tate gets through Zavurov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zavurov tries to clinch but Tate moves away
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Zavurov has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Zavurov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Tate.
A head punch on the inside from Zavurov fails to land.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Zavurov.
Zavurov tries to pull guard but Tate holds him up against the cage and eventually Zavurov drops back down to his feet.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Tate.
Zavurov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Tate working aggressively here.
Zavurov blocking some punches.
Tate lands an uppercut.
Tate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zavurov can do to turn this around?
Tate throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zavurov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tate lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tate works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Tate has a couple of punches blocked by Zavurov.
Tate prevents Zavurov from breaking the clinch.
Tate throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zavurovs head.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zavurov tries to break free but Tate pushes him back against the cage.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tate blocking some punches.
Paddy Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zavurov throws a head punch that misses.
Tate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paddy Tate has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tate blocking some punches.
Zavurov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate.
Zavurov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zavurov taking a breather.
Zavurov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tate.
Zavurov misses with some punches.
Zavurov misses with the head strike.
Zavurov swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zavurov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zavurov.
Zavurov jumps guard but Tate stands there with Zavurov around his waist. Zavurov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paddy Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamil Zavurov.
Zavurov is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paddy Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paddy Tate!
Paddy Tate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Walhalla Clothing (25 €/piece) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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