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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Bring Da Ruckus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
16 - 7 - 1 |
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170 cm
34
142 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Bate's belly button to the back.
Bate throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie 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 misses with a leg kick.
Bate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bate.
Bate misses with a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bate showed some decent athleticism there.
Gracie won't allow Bate to pass to mount.
Bate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gracie pushes Bate off but Bate dives into side control.
Bate taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pushes Bate away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bate gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Bate tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bate wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Bate working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Bate keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate taking a breather here.
Bate working away.
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate with the ground and pound but Gracie regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Bate with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bate scoring with some ground and pound.
Bate drops back looking for a leg! Gracie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gracie manages to kick Bate off! Bate jumps back into Gracie's guard.
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!
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Bate is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Bate postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Bate postures up.
Gracie looking for a sweep. Not yet Gracie, not yet.
Bate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Bate from controlling successfully.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Renato Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Bate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Bate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Bate moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie 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 explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bate can pounce on him.
Bate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie cracks Bate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Bate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyrone Bate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gracie.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bate shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Bate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie lunges at Bate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bate's hand.
Gracie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bate scores with a head kick.
Bate throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Bate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bate.
Bate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bate.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Renato Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bate throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Bate misses
and Bate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Bate moves away and avoids it.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Gracie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bate doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Bate slips the punch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Bate moves his leg out of the way.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bate wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Bate throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Gracie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gracie, right into the meat.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Gracie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bate goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Bate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bate walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Bate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie blocks a leg kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Bate counters with a head kick. That will keep Gracie thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bate throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick by Bate misses
and Gracie counters with a two punch combo.
Bate pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Bate settles back down.
Bate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bate there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gracie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bate throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Nice cross by Gracie.
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.
That's time! Bate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Bate is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Gracie and Bate falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renato Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Renato Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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