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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. Pikku Nakarainen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Bate's chin.
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166 cm
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144 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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152 cm
24
147 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nakarainen looks to land a combination but Bate avoids it well. Nakarainen throws a wild body kick that Bate sees coming a mile off. Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A swing and a miss from Bate. Bate lands a nice looking body kick. Nakarainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bate. A punch lands to the side of Nakarainen 's head but he takes it in his stride. Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakarainen. Bate wants to slow Nakarainen down by chopping away at his legs. Nakarainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate checks a low kick from Nakarainen. Bate looks to throw the jab but Nakarainen is out of range. Nakarainen misses with a hook. Bate looks to land a combination but Nakarainen avoids it well. Nakarainen leaves Bate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A leg kick checked by Bate. Good leg kick by Nakarainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet. Nakarainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. A slow jab from Bate misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bate trying to control but he's not successful this time. Bate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bate tries to control but Nakarainen wriggling away. Nakarainen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakarainen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Bate wants to control the pace but Nakarainen is squirming around nicely. Nakarainen is trying desperately to improve position. Nakarainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bate controlling the action here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nakarainen is not content to let Bate control the position. Bate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Bate wants to take a breather but Nakarainen is having none of it. Bate is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nakarainen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Bate wasn't doing enough on the ground. Nakarainen has a takedown stuffed. Bate checks a leg kick. Nakarainen slips a straight right by Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen slips a straight right by Bate. Nakarainen tries a low kick but Bate avoids it. Bate throws an overhand right that lands on Nakarainen's shoulder, as Nakarainen tries to avoid the shot. A jab from Bate misses. Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and checks it nicely. A left lands for Bate. Nakarainen throws a lazy right hand but Bate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Bate misses the jab. Nakarainen defending well as Bate loads up on a big left hand. Bate looks to land a right hand but Nakarainen moved out of range. Bate scores with a jab to the body. Bate fails with a takedown attempt. Nakarainen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bate checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Nakarainen checks a leg kick. Nakarainen misses with a looping right. Bate throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bate checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakarainen tries to work over Bate's front leg with a kick but Bate checks it. Nakarainen ducks under a wild hook from Bate. Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Bate moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits. Bate lands a jab to the head.
Bate gets a double leg takedown into Nakarainen's guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nakarainen controls Bate momentarily but Bate frees himself. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Nakarainen keeping full guard, as Bate tries to pass. Nakarainen looking for a guillotine here but Bate defends easily.
Bate wants to control from the top but Nakarainen keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bate wants to control from the top but Nakarainen keeps moving. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Nakarainen managing to control the position. Bate stopping the sweep attempt from Nakarainen.
Tyrone Bate has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Nakarainen slips under a jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen throws a good cross that connects.
Bate lands a head shot. Bate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate stuns Nakarainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Nakarainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bate is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Bate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bate there as he acknowledges the shot. Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot. Bate moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Bate throws a hook but Nakarainen blocks it. Bate throws the left hand but Nakarainen avoids the punch easily. Nakarainen looks to land a right hand but Bate moved out of range. Bate blocks the body kick.
Nakarainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nakarainen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nakarainen wants it to stay on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Bate. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bate cracks Nakarainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen slips under a jab from Bate. Nakarainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakarainen misses the shot to the body. Nakarainen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Bate shoots in but Nakarainen avoids the takedown attempt easily. Nakarainen slips under a jab from Bate. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bate checks a leg kick. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bate. Bate slips a jab from Nakarainen. Bate throws out a loose jab but Nakarainen uses good head movement to avoid it. Bate pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A big right from Bate misses. Nakarainen moves away from the strike by Bate. Bate with a jab. A nice leg kick lands there from Nakarainen. Nakarainen wants to land a leg kick but Bate is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Nakarainen. A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. Nakarainen does a little dance to reset his feet. Nakarainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Bate sprawls well. He's pushed Nakarainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Nakarainen cracks the inside of Bate's front leg. Bate misses with an uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bate lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Bate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nakarainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Nakarainen throws a leg kick that is checked and Bate counters with a nice uppercut. Bate cracks Nakarainen with an open hand slap. A clash of legs there as Nakarainen blocks the low kick. Bate avoids a kick to the body.
Bate moves out of range of the leg kick from Nakarainen. Bate just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Bate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakarainen.
Bate misses with a straight right.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Bate lands a jab to the nose. Nakarainen connects with a solid leg kick. Bate swings widly with a right hand
and Nakarainen counters with a good low kick that Bate was not able to check. Nakarainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bate is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Nakarainen lands a leg kick that knocks Bate off balance momentarily. Bate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nakarainen needs to keep his hands up - Bate had a free shot at his head there. Bate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nakarainen. Nakarainen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bate if he has to take too many more of those.
Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot. Bate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakarainen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bate somewhat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Nakarainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice body punch from Nakarainen. 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 Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakarainen ducks under a wild hook from Bate. Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Bate moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits. Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bate. Bate misses with a low kick.
Bate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Nakarainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Nakarainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bate's guard. Bate trying to control the position.
Nakarainen trying to control but Bate is working from the bottom. Bate has control of Nakarainen's left arm, preventing Nakarainen from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nakarainen wants to control from the top but Bate keeps moving. Bate controls Nakarainen momentarily but Nakarainen frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Bate thows a body shot but no joy. A telegraphed right hand from Bate misses the target. Nakarainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it. Nakarainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nakarainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Bate looks to land a right hand but Nakarainen moved out of range. Nakarainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nakarainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bate. Nakarainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bate throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakarainen. Bate lands with a kick to the temple. Nakarainen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Nakarainen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakarainen throws a half hearted mid kick. Nakarainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and moves out of range. Nakarainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Nakarainen slips under a jab. Bate looks to land a left hand but Nakarainen moved out of range nicely. Nakarainen slips a jab from Bate. The fighters circling - Nakarainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nakarainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nakarainen scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Nakarainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bate. A slapping leg kick lands for Nakarainen.
A good leg kick by Nakarainen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bate misses with a hook
and Nakarainen counters with a good low kick that Bate was not able to check. Nakarainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nakarainen tries to work over Bate's front leg with a kick but Bate checks it. Nakarainen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Excellent takedown into side control there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen controlling the position. Bate tries to get back to half guard but can't. What's Bate going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle. Bate stops Nakarainen from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen slows the pace down. Nakarainen passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bate! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bate is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Nakarainen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bate is looking to escape. Nakarainen forces the positional change into back control. Bate trying to control the hands but Nakarainen breaks the grip.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Bate is keeping busy.
Well, with Nakarainen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bate is tapping out... Can he escape the position? Bate trying to control the hands but Nakarainen breaks the grip. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nakarainen misses with a punch to the head. Nakarainen looking for the RNC. Nakarainen has the hooks in. Bate is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Bate is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Bate is keeping busy.
Nakarainen struggling to land strikes to the head as Bate covers up. Nakarainen is looking for a rear naked choke here but Bate reverses the position brilliantly into Nakarainen's guard!
Bate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Bate trying to control the action but Nakarainen is working from the bottom. Nakarainen is looking for a sweep.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Bate trying to control the action but Nakarainen is working from the bottom. Nakarainen is looking to regain half guard here but Bate keeps moving and retains side control. Pikku Nakarainen has got the better of the ground game so far. Bate controlling from side mount. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Bate trying to control the position but Nakarainen is working away. Nakarainen is looking for a sweep.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Bate is looking to take a break and control but Nakarainen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyrone Bate. Nice uppercut there from Bate. Nakarainen is looking to slow Bate down with leg kicks. Nakarainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bate misses with a takedown attempt and Nakarainen counters with a thumping low kick. Nakarainen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Bate misses with a left hand and Nakarainen counters with a takedown into side control. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bate gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bate tries to get to full guard but Nakarainen has control of the leg.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Bate regains full guard. Nicely done. Nakarainen is working Bate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Bate wants to sweep here but Nakarainen controlling him for the moment. Nakarainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bate is retaining full guard. Bate pulls Nakarainen in close to his closed guard and prevents Nakarainen from doing any damage or advancing position. Nakarainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pikku Nakarainen 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. This is the final round!
Bate moves out of range of the body kick. Bate takes a swing at Nakarainen's ribcage but misses. Bate lands a leg kick that knocks Nakarainen off balance momentarily. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nakarainen, right into the meat.
Pikku Nakarainen seems to be getting the better of the standup. The fighters circling - Bate throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bate throws a wild body kick that Nakarainen sees coming a mile off. Nakarainen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakarainen looks to land a body kick but Bate moved away. Nakarainen throws a wild body kick that Bate sees coming a mile off. Nakarainen defending well as Bate loads up on a big left hand. Nakarainen lands with a cross. A big left from Bate misses. Bate throws a body kick that misses. A nice inside leg kick there by Nakarainen. That's going to slow Bate down. Bate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. An inside leg kick lands from Nakarainen.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bate throws a body punch but Nakarainen moves out of range. Bate misses with an uppercut. Nakarainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Nakarainen thumps Bate with a low kick. Bate moves out of range as Nakarainen throws a body kick.
Bate thows a left - swing and a miss! Bate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nakarainen. Bate cracks a nice hook into Nakarainen's ribs. Nakarainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bate. The fighters circling - Bate throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bate closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nakarainen to the mat! Nakarainen manages to get full guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nakarainen is trying to keep Bate in close.
Bate wants to control from the top but Nakarainen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen has his foot on Bate's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bate works his way back into a safe position though. Bate advances to half guard. Bate trying to control the action but Nakarainen is working from the bottom. Bate is controlling the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Nakarainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Nakarainen is holding on for dear life with his legs. Nakarainen is refusing to be controlled, as Bate sits in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyrone Bate. Bate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nakarainen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. A bit of a lull in the action here. Nakarainen looking for a sweep but Bate has passed into full mount! Oh no! Nakarainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action. Bate landing strikes from the mount and Nakarainen is in trouble! Bate with a couple of short strikes. Bate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Bate looking to control but Nakarainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. This has been an exciting period of action! Nakarainen wants to control but Bate is having none of it. Nakarainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bate has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round. Bate takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Nakarainen tries to hold on but Bate postures up. Nakarainen is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action. Bate controlling from mount. Nakarainen regains half guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen is trying to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Tyrone Bate wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Bate throws out a loose jab but Nakarainen uses good head movement to avoid it. Nakarainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nakarainen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bate. Nakarainen scores with a body shot.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot.
Bate throws a big shot that misses. Bate misses with a low kick.
Bate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nakarainen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nakarainen there as he acknowledges the shot. Nakarainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's seven minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen tries for a takedown but Bate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Good leg kick by Nakarainen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bate throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nakarainen on the side of the head. Nakarainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bate throws a combination that misses and Nakarainen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bate thinking. Nakarainen throws a chopping leg kick but Bate manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Nakarainen lands a body shot.
Nakarainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bate. Nakarainen blocks a jab. Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nakarainens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Nakarainen throws a low kick but Bate avoids it. Nakarainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Nakarainen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nakarainen - that will leave a mark!
Nakarainen throws a hook but Bate blocks it. Nakarainen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bate rather than just go for the knockout.
That's eight minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen takes one on the button. Bate misses with a straight right. Bate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Bate scores with a hook. Bate misses with a leg kick. Nakarainen misses with a few strikes there.
Bate scores with a nice head shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bate 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 Nakarainen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nakarainen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Nakarainen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nakarainen's calf. Bate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakarainen.
Bate throws a body kick that misses. Bate throws a hook to the side of Nakarainen's head but Nakarainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Bate missing with a left hand there. Nakarainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round. Nakarainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate shoots in for a takedown but Nakarainen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bate is defended easily by Nakarainen. Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A telegraphed right hand from Bate misses the target. Nakarainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate throws a looping overhand right but Nakarainen ducks down to avoid it. Nakarainen slips a jab from Bate. Nakarainen thumps Bate with a low kick. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bate pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bate throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bate sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Bate. I think Bate 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw! Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate! Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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