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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fernando Egardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egardo.
Egardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bate lands with an uppercut that bounces Egardo off the cage and back into range.
Egardo avoids the body shot from Bate.
Bate lands a nice shot to the body.
Bate connects with a body shot that sends Egardo's belly button to the back.
Egardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bate is just out of range.
Egardo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egardo counters with a nice body shot.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Bate. That snapped Egardo's head back.
Bate swings for the body but Egardo moves out of range.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Bate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bate has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Egardo tries to clinch up.
Bate takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Egardo ducks under a wild hook from Bate.
Bate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bate changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Egardo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Egardo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bate throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bate working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Egardo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Egardo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes there by Bate.
Bate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Egardo keeps working.
Bate working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Egardo is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate cracks Egardo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Egardo is looking to regain half guard here but Bate keeps moving and retains side control.
Bate landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo looking for a sweep but Bate has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bate landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate breaks from Egardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bate is working for a guillotine from mount but Egardo frees his head quite easily.
Egardo is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
Bate lands a big elbow.
Bate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Egardo?
Egardo is squirming around, avoiding Bate's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate lands a heavy elbow.
Bate working the ground and pound effectively.
Bate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bate with a couple of short strikes.
Bate looking to control but Egardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bate with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Bate dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bate is looking to wear down Egardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bate misses with a left hand
and Egardo counters with a right hand to the body.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
Egardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Egardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Egardo misses with a wild body shot.
Egardo needs to keep his hands up - Bate had a free shot at his head there.
Egardo slips a jab from Bate.
Egardo swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egardo is looking to clinch but Bate is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Egardo staying out of range there.
Egardo wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Egardo misses the body punch
and Bate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Egardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bate takes a swing at Egardo's ribcage but misses.
Egardo avoids the body shot from Bate.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate moves away
and Bate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Egardo wants to clinch up but Bate keeps it at a distance.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Egardo darts in trying to clinch
and Bate counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Egardo takes a swing at Bate's ribcage but misses.
Egardo clinches up with Bate and pushes him back against the cage.
Bate misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bate trying to stall but Egardo improves his position.
Bate keeps control of Egardo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bate scores with a hook to the body.
Bate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Egardo just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bate is defending well for now.
Egardo missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate presses Egardo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bate.
Egardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bate.
Egardo working Bate over with knees to the body.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bate's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bate lands with a short shot to the head.
Egardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bate is defending well for now.
Egardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Egardo tries to clinch up but Bate circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
Egardo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Egardo misses with an uppercut. Bate saw that one coming.
Bate looks to throw the jab but Egardo is out of range.
Bate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Egardo's half 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!
Egardo trying to hold on to Bate's head to control him but Bate postures up.
Egardo wants to get back to his feet.
Tyrone Bate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bate is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyrone Bate will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Egardo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bate.
Bate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bate working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Egardo is not content to let Bate control the position.
Egardo wants to control but Bate is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bate.
Egardo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bate is working away from the top position though.
Egardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bate wants to free his trapped foot but Egardo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Egardo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bate lands strikes from half guard.
Bate trying to pass the guard but Egardo defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bate is looking to advance position but Egardo won't allow it.
Egardo trying to control from the bottom.
Bate trying to control the pace.
Egardo is not content to let Bate control the position.
Bate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egardo can do to turn this around?
Egardo trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate is trying to control. Egardo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Egardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Egardo swings for the body but Bate moves out of range.
Bate lands a jab to the head.
Egardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Egardo tries to clinch but Bate is having none of it.
Bate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bate keeps the fight on the outside.
Bate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bate throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate lands a nice shot that snaps Egardo's head back.
Egardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
Bate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Egardos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Egardo works Bate's body with a nice hook.
Egardo misses with a two punch combination.
Egardo is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bate manages to avoid it.
Bate lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernando Egardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bate lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Bate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bate 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tyrone Bate!
Tyrone Bate wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Tyrone Bate misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Fernando Egardo spoke after the fight, saying 'Give me another chance please'.
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