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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azevedo has chosen Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
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151 lbs
11 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo misses with a double jab.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Tate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Azevedo tries a low kick but Tate avoids it.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Tate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tate is keen to just control but Azevedo is a slippery customer.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate content to control rather than advance.
Tate prevents Azevedo from improving his position.
Tate is taking a breather. Azevedo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Azevedo is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Azevedo wants to sweep but Tate has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Azevedo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Azevedo sneaks back into half guard.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azevedo keeps trying to improve his position.
Tate looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Azevedo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Azevedo is staying active underneath Tate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tate wants to pass to mount but Azevedo is defending the position.
Tate slows the pace down in half guard.
Azevedo gets full guard.
Tate preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azevedo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tate controlling from the top position.
Azevedo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate won't allow Azevedo to sweep him here.
Azevedo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tate doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tate manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tate sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Azevedo is retaining full guard.
Tate won't allow Azevedo to sweep him here.
Tate wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Azevedo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tate wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo has an active guard here but Tate has managed to pass into half guard.
Tate tries to pass to full mount but Azevedo defends it.
Tate with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Azevedo tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
Tate is controlling the pace.
Tate is pressing down on Azevedo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Azevedo is holding on for now.
Azevedo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Azevedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azevedo 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azevedo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tate manages to get himself to full guard.
Tate is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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 Tetsuya Tate will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Azevedo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tate's head.
Azevedo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thiago Azevedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tate holds on and takes a little breather.
Azevedo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tate manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Azevedo has Tate in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Azevedo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tate preventing the sweep.
Azevedo keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Tate preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tate wants to control from the top but Azevedo keeps moving.
Azevedo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tate's guard.
Azevedo has gone for a leg lock! Tate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Azevedo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tate stacks Azevedo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tate!
Tate trying to control the action but Azevedo is working from the bottom.
Tate staying calm.
Tate has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Azevedo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Tate controlling the action here.
Azevedo won't allow Tate to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azevedo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tate pulls his head out easily.
Tate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Azevedo is staying active underneath Tate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Azevedo is looking to improve his position.
Tate with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tate seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Azevedo for as long as he can get away with.
Azevedo tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Azevedo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tate's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tate's back!
Tate tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tate is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Azevedo wants to take Tate's back here but Tate is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Tate tries to hold on but Azevedo postures up.
Azevedo wants to take Tate's back here but Tate is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Azevedo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Azevedo thuds his shin into the meat of Tate's side.
Tate gets the takedown into side control.
Tate is looking to take a break and control but Azevedo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Tate's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Azevedo tries to improve position but can't.
Tate controlling from side mount.
Azevedo tries to buck Tate off but Tate is having none of it.
Tate controlling from side mount.
Azevedo regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate uses his free foot to push down on Azevedo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Azevedo.
Tate trying to control but Azevedo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate content just to control the position here.
Azevedo is trying to escape the mount.
Azevedo is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Tate tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tate looking to control but Azevedo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Azevedo is trying to escape the mount.
Tate can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Azevedo is looking to escape.
Tate looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Azevedo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Azevedo is squirming around, avoiding Tate's attempts to control the action.
Azevedo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tate controlling from the full mount.
Tate tries to control but Azevedo wriggling away.
Azevedo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tate looking to control but Azevedo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Azevedo is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tate looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Azevedo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tate trying to keep a closed guard but Azevedo is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tate looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tate looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tate!
Azevedo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tate off and has taken his back!
Tate defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Azevedo's arms.
Azevedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate wants to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azevedo is trying to stick to Tate's back but Tate is turning into Azevedo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Azevedo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tate 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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