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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Bate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Bate.
Wright takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Wright takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Bate.
Wright shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bate defends it nicely.
Bate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wright wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Bate lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
Wright looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bate is fending him off so far but Wright persists. Nope, Bate circles away and we're back to standing.
Bate misses with a body shot.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown. Bate tries to sprawl out of it but Wright keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bate manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bate as he jumps to the side.
Bate connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bate trying to control the position here.
Bate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Bate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to control but Wright is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bate's head.
Wright wants to pass to mount but Bate is defending the position.
Bate is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bate.
Wright trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate wants to sweep but no luck.
Bate controlling Wright's posture.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wright trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bate's guard.
Bate trying to control the position.
Wright has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bate scores with a punch to the head.
Bate scores with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Bate makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bate.
Bate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bate lands a slapping body shot.
Bate misses with a head kick.
Wright takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Wright wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
and Bate counters with a body kick that stops Wright in his tracks momentarily.
Wright dives in and scores a takedown into Bate's guard.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Bate working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wright doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wright manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bate working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wright gets to his feet - Bate follows without any prompting.
Wright tries to clinch there but Bate circles away.
Bate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bate lands a right hook to the body.
Wright tries to clinch up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bate.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Bate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bate connects with a crisp jab.
Bate scores with a jab.
Anthony Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bate throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Bate buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bate tries to sprawl but Wright drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bate moves into full guard.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bate working a defensive guard here.
Bate controlling the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wright looking for submissions off his back.
Bate stalling.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control. Wright wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bate throwing shots but Wright is blocking nicely.
Bate passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wright!
Wright tries to hold on but Bate postures up.
Bate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate tries to control but Wright wriggling away.
Bate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bate fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wright is bucking up trying to escape but Bate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bate working Wright over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bate avoids the attempt from Wright to control.
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bate goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Bate.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate tries to bum rush Wright with a series of wild strikes but Wright uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wright slips a jab from Bate.
Bate slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wright avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wright at a distance.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wright tries to clinch up but Bate circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wright drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bate trying to keep a closed guard but Wright is proving a slippery customer.
Wright wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Bate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
Bate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bate trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bate wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrone Bate.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wright wants to control but Bate is having none of it.
Bate looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wright can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate landing punches.
Wright wants to control but Bate is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate breaks from Wright's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Wright that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bate cracks Wright with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bate lands with some strikes.
Wright keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bate raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wright is trying to escape the mount.
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bate raining down shots from the mount!
Bate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bate unloading with bombs!
Bate controlling from mount.
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wright?
Bate trying to control but Wright is having none of it.
Bate controlling his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to reverse the position but Bate maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Wright that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wright can't escape the position.
Bate controlling the pace for now.
Bate unloading with bombs!
Bate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wright really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wright is looking to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to control but Bate is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bate with shots to the head and body - Wright looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wright regains half guard.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Wright reverses the position - he's now on top in Bate's guard.
Bate seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bate 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.
Wright trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate working for a triangle but Wright defends it easily.
Wright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Bate shows good takedown defense.
Bate feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright is pulling down on Bate's head to control his posture.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anthony Wright just wasn't active enough.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bate sprawls well. Bate wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bate closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wright quickly recovers to half guard.
Bate trying to control the action but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright is trying to get back to full guard.
Wright trying to hold on to Bate's head to control him but Bate postures up.
Bate is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Wright is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bate is taking a breather. Wright says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyrone Bate hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bate throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Bate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bate wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bate defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Bate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wright.
Wright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bate's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bate pulls Wright in close to prevent any damage.
Wright wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving.
Bate trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bate is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wright is aware though and is defending well.
Bate is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wright trying to control the position from guard on top but Bate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright stands and throws Bate's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to get back to half guard.
Bate dodges the ground and pound from Wright.
You can see the frustration on Bate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bate tries to improve position but can't.
Wright scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bate gets back to half guard.
Bate trying to control but Wright postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wright thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bate looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wright pushes past his half guard into mount!
Wright can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bate is looking to escape.
Bate bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bate throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wright is on top in guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bate's guard.
Tyrone Bate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bate working a defensive guard here.
Wright in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Bate blocks nicely.
Wright postures up.
Anthony Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wright manages to get himself to full guard.
Bate stopping the sweep attempt from Wright.
Wright escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bate lands some shots froms side control.
Bate tries to advance to mount but Wright denies him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wright sneaks back into half guard.
Wright wants to improve his position but Bate is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Bate.
Bate seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bate working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Wright's thigh. Wright counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Bate controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wright wants to sweep here but Bate controlling him for the moment.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Wright 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bate pushing down on Wright's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Bate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Tyrone Bate started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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