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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Mathisen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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178 cm
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
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190 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Mathisen! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heck Tate! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Tate misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tate.
Tate lands a nice looking body shot.
Heck Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mathisen is breathing heavily. Tate keeps Mathisen at a distance using the push kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tate lands a front kick. Tate scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Nice body kick from Tate. Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathisen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Mathisen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathisen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate misses with a hook. Tate lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tate scores with a jab to the head.
Mathisen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tate can pounce on him.
Tate is looking to slow Mathisen down with leg kicks. Tate misses with an uppercut. A nice inside leg kick there by Tate. That's going to slow Mathisen down. Tate misses with the combination.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathisen's calf. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Tate throws a nice looking combination but Mathisen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mathisen slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Tate misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathisen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Mathisen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mathisen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tate. Tate scores with a punch to the head. Tate misses with a body kick. Tate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Mathisen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tate. Tate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathisen's sensitive parts. Tate misses with a body shot.
Mathisen takes a kick to the side of the head. Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathisen moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tate throws a right and a left that Mathisen avoids nicely. A good leg kick by Tate. Tate throws a right hand that Mathisen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mathisen also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Tate throws a right and a left that Mathisen avoids nicely. A punch lands to the side of Mathisen 's head but he takes it in his stride. Mathisen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathisen. Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Mathisen slips under a jab. Tate throws a series of punches but Mathisen avoids them all with ease. Tate lands with a hook. Mathisen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Tate fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mathisen. Tate swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Tate. Tate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. 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! Tate lands with a nice body kick. Tate scores with a leg kick.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Tate throws a series of punches but Mathisen moves out of range. Tate throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Tate throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate scores with the left hand. Mathisen knows he should have avoided that one. Tate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heck Tate dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tate throws a right and a left that Mathisen avoids nicely. Mathisen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Tate misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Mathisen or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate which made him look bad. Mathisen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Tate swinging wildly here.
A combination from Tate does no damage. Mathisen ducks under a wild hook from Tate. Tate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tate scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tate lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mathisen takes a step back to recover. Tate lands with a nice body kick. Heck Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Tate throws a right and a left that both miss. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mathisen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Tate throws a body punch but Mathisen moves out of range. Crunch! Tate slams his shin into Mathisen's torso. Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathisen's sensitive parts. A solid body kick from Tate.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Tate finds it's way through Mathisen's defenses. Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathisen. Nice body kick from Tate. Tate scores with a head kick.
Mathisen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Mathisen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mathisen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tate throws out the jab. Tate lands with a nice combination. Mathisen backs away looking to recover. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mathisen dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mathisen's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathisen moves away. Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate misses with a head kick.
Tate throws a good cross that connects.
Mathisen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Mathisen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate.
Tate swings away with a leg kick that misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tate. A solid body kick from Tate. Tate throws a combination. Mathisen tries to block but a couple of punches get through. No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mathisen tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Tate swinging wildly here.
Jan Mathisen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mathisen avoids the body shot from Tate.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Mathisen dives in and grabs Tate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes down on Mathisen's head and hops out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Mathisen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tate misses with a wild combination.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Tate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mathisen. Tate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heck Tate 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Tate. Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Tate misses the shot to the body. Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mathisen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mathisen dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Mathisen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tate misses with a wild body shot. Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Tate swinging wildly here.
Mathisen moves out of range as Tate throws a body kick.
Heck Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. No luck with that takedown attempt from Mathisen. Tate connects with a right hand. Mathisen shakes it off. Tate throws a big shot that misses. Tate has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate is looking to land body kicks. Tate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathisen manages to avoid it. Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate stuffs the takedown. Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathisen's calf. Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mathisen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tate. Tate misses with a double jab.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Tate loads up on a big right hand but Mathisen slips the punch. Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mathisen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mathisen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Tate misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mathisen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Tate misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Mathisen. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tate lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathisen moves away. Mathisen has a takedown stuffed. Mathisen wants to clinch. Mathisen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Tate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathisen.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Mathisen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate missing with a left hand there. Mathisen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mathisen avoids the body shot from Tate.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two. Tate misses with a wild body shot. Tate misses with a straight right. Tate gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mathisen to score an easy takedown into full guard. Mathisen trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight! Heck Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Tate 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 25:30
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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RATING
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