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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bornas Lopette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lopette comes to the cage accompanied by Boom Shalock lock boom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bornas Lopette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tate bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopette thows a left - swing and a miss!
A leg kick checked by Lopette.
Tate throws a solid leg kick but Lopette takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tate.
Lopette pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tate misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate is trying to get an arm triangle but Lopette is defending well.
Tate working the ground and pound.
Tate wants to control for a moment but Lopette uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tate has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lands with a punch from half guard.
Lopette is trying to maintain the position but Tate is very close to passing his half guard.
Lopette regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lopette looking to control.
Tate throws a big elbow that misses.
Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Lopette gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tate escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lopette gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lopette stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tate swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Tate keeps trying to improve his position.
Tate keeping moving, preventing Lopette from controlling successfully.
Tate has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lopette has passed into side control.
Tate manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tate is trying to work for a kimura but Lopette is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate trying to mount his opponent but Lopette defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is nestled in close to Lopette, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate working over Lopette with some ground and pound. Lopette looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tate is trying to control. Lopette wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopette trying to hold on to Tate's head to control him but Tate postures up.
Tate with the ground and pound but Lopette uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lopette trying to control the position.
Lopette is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tate is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tate postures up in Lopette's guard and throws a big left but Lopette blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lopette is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lopette looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bornas Lopette has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tate moves out of range of the body kick from Lopette.
Tate looks for a takedown but Lopette sprawls well.
Lopette is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tate throws a leg kick
and Lopette makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Calvin Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate gets a takedown into half guard.
Tate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lopette is looking to control Tate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lopette avoid being mounted?
Tate misses with a head shot. Lopette uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tate trying to control but Lopette is working from the bottom.
Tate landing with the ground and pound.
Tate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lopette keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Lopette wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Lopette 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.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Lopette is retaining full guard.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Lopette keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate connects with a couple of short punches.
Lopette is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Lopette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lopette controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
Tate engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lopette 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.
Tate stands and throws Lopette's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tate scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopette parries the strikes from Tate easily there. Tate is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lopette to escape.
Tate wants to take a breather but Lopette manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tate.
Lopette is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate is in close to Lopette's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate won't allow Lopette to sweep him here.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lopette counters with a stiff right hand.
Lopette looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lopette throws a poor cross that misses
and Tate counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lopette throws a solid leg kick but Tate takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lopette.
Lopette throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tate throws a lazy head kick
and Lopette counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tate misses with a leg kick
and Lopette counters with a low kick, right behind Tate 's knee.
Lopette takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tate crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lopette - the referee stops the clock and Tate gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lopette. Tate manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lopette checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lopette.
Bornas Lopette is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lopette keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tate throws a right and a left that Lopette avoids nicely.
Lopette ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Lopette fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate throws a leg kick but Lopette sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick misses from Tate.
Tate throws a leg kick
and Lopette cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lopette tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lopette throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopette scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tate in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to score with low kicks.
Lopette throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lopette has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tate.
Tate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lopette sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate somewhat.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopette misses with a straight right.
Tate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate blocks a leg kick.
Tate manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lopette on his heels. He'll look to pass Lopette's guard now, I'm sure.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Lopette has wrist control.
Tate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Calvin Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bornas Lopette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lopette working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control but Lopette is working from the bottom.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate throws out a powerful jab.
Tate with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lopette looks to land a body kick but Tate moved away.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Lopette checks the leg kick nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lopette missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lopette scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Tate!
In defeat, Bornas Lopette stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well today he was the better fighter. I promise you guys that i will comeback better and stronger. '.
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