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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heck Tate has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heck Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nastula slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tate looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nastula shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tate is trying to defend but Nastula finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nastula wants to stand up but Tate has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nastula working Tate over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nastula throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nastula wants to free his trapped foot but Tate is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nastula working Tate over with strikes.
Nastula thows a huge punch but Tate dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula wants to get back to his feet.
Nastula lands strikes from half guard.
Nastula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nastula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nastula wants to take a breather but Tate is having none of it.
Nastula lands with a punch from half guard.
Nastula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nastula scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nastula seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nastula.
Nastula working Tate over with strikes.
Nastula tries to stand but can't do so whilst Tate controls his leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ground and pound from Nastula.
Nastula missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nastula is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nastula working Tate over with strikes.
Nastula 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nastula throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nastula wants to get back to his feet.
Tate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nastula pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Nastula there.
Nastula working Tate over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nastula looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tate with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nastula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Nastula has control of the leg.
Nastula thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nastula not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tate manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tate throws a series of punches but Nastula avoids them all with ease.
Nastula scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tate parries the strikes from Nastula easily there. Nastula is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tate to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Nastula dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Nastula dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Nastula's head and hops out.
Nastula misses with a combination
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nastula misses with a looping right.
Nastula throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tate counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nastula.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tate counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tate.
Heck Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nastula jabs Tate right on the nose. Tate blinks but takes it well.
Nastula misses with a takedown
and Tate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nastula's guard.
Heck Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Nastula is retaining full guard.
Tate wants to control from the top but Nastula keeps moving.
Tate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nastula working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Tate wants to control from the top but Nastula keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Nastula counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nastula wants to stand but Tate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tate working for a triangle but Nastula defends it easily.
Nastula throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nastula is aware though and is defending well.
Nastula cracks Tate with a solid left hand.
Tate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nastula is controlling him.
Nastula postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nastula has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tate is proving hard to escape from.
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 Heck Tate will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tate tries to bum rush Nastula with a series of wild strikes but Nastula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nastula closes the distance and clinches up with Tate, looking for a takedown. Nastula pushes Tate against the cage but Tate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nastula fails to land with a series of punches.
Nastula tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
Nastula with a poor takedown
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nastula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tate counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Heck Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Nastula.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nastula defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nastula wants to get back to his feet.
Nastula is staying active underneath Tate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nastula is trying to stand.
That's two 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nastula tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nastula's knee momentarily.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nastula throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nastula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Nastula misses with a takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a low kick, right behind Nastula 's knee.
Nastula fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nastula is defended easily by Tate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate closes the distance and clinches up with Nastula, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes Nastula against the cage but Nastula circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nastula fails with the takedown.
Pawel Nastula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nastula clinches but Tate breaks the clinch
and Tate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nastula tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.
Nastula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nastula drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nastula lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nastula throwing strikes but missing.
Nastula loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nastula wants to stand but Tate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nastula throws a strike but Tate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heck Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heck Tate!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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