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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aussie Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aussie Victory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aussie Victory!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
Victory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tate throws out the jab.
Tate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Aussie Victory has been cut.
The fighters circling - Victory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victory defending well as Tate loads up on a big left hand.
Victory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tate.
Left hook, right uppercut from Victory.
Tate lands a jab.
Tate changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Victory tries to avoid it but Tate manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Victory to the ground. Victory escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Victory lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Tate misses.
Victory misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victory looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Victory moves out of range of the strikes.
Tate cracks Victory with an open hand slap.
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!
The fighters circling - Victory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory with a nice cross.
Victory slips under a jab.
Victory lands with a kick to the temple. Tate shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fighters circle momentarily. Tate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Victory swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tate.
Victory on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tate walks into a left hand.
Victory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Victory throws and low kick but Tate moves out of range easily.
Victory just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Victory.
Tate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Victory moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Tate misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Victory circles away.
Victory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tate.
Tate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Victory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
Victory throws a shot from downtown. Tate moves away and avoids it.
Victory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Victory's head but Victory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victory throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Victory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Victory.
A left and a right from Victory both land. Nice combination.
Victory looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Victory throws a looping overhand right but Tate ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victory walks into a left hand.
Tate throws a hook to the side of Victory's head but Victory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Victory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tate cracks Victory with a right hand to the side of the head.
Victory misses with a hook.
Victory throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Victory.
Tate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Victory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victory throws a head kick but Tate moves out of range.
A jab from Tate does it's job there.
A slow jab from Tate misses its intended target.
Victory lands with a shot to the body.
Victory moves away from the strike by Tate.
Victory throws a hook but Tate blocks it.
Victory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victory tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Victory moves out of range of the strikes.
Tate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tate drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Victory keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Victory connects with a nice looking jab.
Victory lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
Victory looks to land a right hand but Tate moved out of range.
Aussie Victory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Victory misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victory plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Victory connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Tate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aussie Victory's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Victory.
Victory walks into a straight right hand from Tate.
Tate dives in and grabs Victory's left leg, looking for a takedown. Victory pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Victory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Victory.
Victory scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tate slips a jab and a cross from Victory.
Tate lands with a straight right. Victory didn't see that one coming.
Jon Tate is winning the standup battle so far.
Victory misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Tate misses.
Victory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victory as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Victory misses its intended target.
Aussie Victory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Victory lands.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate blocks a head kick by Victory.
Nice jab there from Victory.
Tate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Victory to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Tate misses its intended target.
Victory scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Victory circles away.
Victory connects with a high kick.
Tate has closed the distance and engaged Victory in a clinch.
Victory is trying to break free.
Victory is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Victory is trying to break free.
Victory wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Victory is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tate pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tate has hold of one of Victory's legs. Victory is fighting the takedown attempt but Tate gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a strike but Victory rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Tate looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Victory won't allow Tate to get back to his feet.
Tate wants to sweep here but Victory controlling him for the moment.
Victory trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position here.
Victory missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tate lands a nice shot that snaps Victory's head back.
Victory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Victory.
A big left from Tate misses.
Tate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Victory.
Jon Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aussie Victory.
Victory swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate connects with a nice looking jab.
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Victory tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
Tate thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tate lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Tate dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aussie Victory's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Victory on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Victory misses with a wild body shot.
Tate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Victory.
Tate scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Victory tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Victory grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Tate loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Victory hold on?
Tate is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tate gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tate gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tate apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Victory scores with a four punch combination!
Tate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Victory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victory walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tate stuffs the takedown.
Tate lands with a hook. Victory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tate looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Victory takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate looks to land a left hand but Victory moved out of range nicely.
Tate throws a big shot that misses.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Victory takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tate misses with a hook.
A combination from Victory does no damage.
Tate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Victory in his tracks.
A cross from Tate lands.
Victory is rocked!
Victory paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Victory is still on wobbly legs! Can Tate finish him?
The fighters circling - Tate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate tries to clinch but Victory moves out of range.
Tate misses with a hook.
Victory seems to have recovered his senses.
Victory takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That has opened up Aussie Victory's cut even more.
Tate lands with a straight right. Victory didn't see that one coming.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Victory doesn't seem phased though.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Victory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tate closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Victory taking some punishment here, with Tate in his half guard.
Victory is trying to stand back up but Tate is controlling him
Victory takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Victory is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victory keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Victory wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to control but Victory is keeping him busy.
Tate content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aussie Victory has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Victory is trying to get back to full guard.
Tate not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Tate!
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