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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Izturis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis gets the takedown into side control.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
Tate is still trying to improve position.
Tate gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Izturis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Izturis's back!
Izturis looking very determined here, making life difficult for Tate.
Izturis is trying to break free.
Izturis manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tate's guard. Nice work there by Izturis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izturis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Izturis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate is looking to sweep but instead, Izturis has passed into half guard.
Tate is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tate won't allow Izturis to pass to mount.
Tate taking some punishment here, with Izturis in his half guard.
Izturis is looking for a kimura here.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
Tate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Izturis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Izturis has control of the leg.
Izturis is keen to just control but Tate is a slippery customer.
Izturis prevents Tate from improving his position.
Izturis is pressing down on Tate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tate is holding on for now.
Izturis wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
Tate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Izturis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Izturis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate's head.
Tate flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Izturis scoring with strikes to the body and 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!
Izturis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Izturis is proving a slippery customer.
Izturis pushing down on Tate's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Izturis trying to control from half guard but Tate is working away.
Tate wants to improve his position but Izturis is controlling well.
Tate wants to control but Izturis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Izturis.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Izturis lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking for a sweep. Izturis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Izturis 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.
Izturis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Izturis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Izturis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Izturis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Izturis working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Izturis throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate wants to land a leg kick but Izturis is out of range.
Izturis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Izturis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tate lands the left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Izturis or perhaps it was just good defense by Tate, which made it look bad.
Tate feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Izturis's calf.
Izturis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Izturis lands with a cross.
Izturis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Emilio Izturis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate blocks a head kick by Izturis.
Good standup being displayed there by Izturis as he connects with a hook.
Izturis throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Izturis counters with a right hand to the body.
Izturis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tate throws a quick inside leg kick.
Izturis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Izturis just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Izturis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate missing with a left hand there. Izturis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Izturis back to the cage. Tate follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tate misses with a hook. Izturis ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Izturis.
Tate throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Izturis.
Tate on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tate is rocked!
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tate misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Izturis is defended easily by Tate.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Izturis scores with a hook to the body. Tate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Izturis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
Izturis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tate.
Izturis tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Izturis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tate defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izturis. Tate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izturis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Izturis will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws an overhand right that lands on Izturis's shoulder, as Izturis tries to avoid the shot.
Izturis lands with a hook. Tate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izturis.
Izturis works Tate's body with a nice hook.
Izturis fails to land the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Izturis blocks the leg kick.
Tate throws a leg kick but Izturis moved away.
Izturis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emilio Izturis is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tate feints and then cracks Izturis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Izturis down.
Izturis is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Izturis throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
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 Emilio Izturis will probably get the nod.
That's time! Izturis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Tate swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tate scoring well with a low kick there.
Izturis connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Izturis misses.
Tate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izturis.
Tate attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tate keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tate throws a leg kick that is checked
and Izturis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tate swings for the body but Izturis moves out of range.
Tate throws a low kick, looking for Izturis's leg but Izturis calmly moves out of range.
Izturis misses with a low kick.
Izturis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Izturis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Izturis is out of range.
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Izturis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Izturis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Izturis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Izturis persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate lands with a nice body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Tate. No joy for Izturis on that attempt.
Tate throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tate misses with a right hand
and Izturis counters with a straight right hand.
Izturis misses with a right hand
and Tate counters with a nice low kick that buckles Izturis's knee momentarily.
Izturis misses with a low kick.
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!
Tate moves out of range as Izturis strikes.
Tate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate throws a front kick that sends Izturis stumbling back into the cage.
Izturis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Izturis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Izturis misses with a body shot.
Calvin Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izturis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Izturis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Izturis checks a leg kick.
Izturis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate throws a leg kick
and Izturis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Izturis is looking to advance position but Tate won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
Emilio Izturis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Izturis is trying to control the action in half guard but Tate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Izturis lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Izturis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tate wants to improve his position but Izturis is controlling well.
Tate looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Emilio Izturis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izturis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilio Izturis!
A very excited looking Emilio Izturis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Calvin Tate had this to say: 'He is better than I thought, I will be back.'.
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