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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murha Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Svensson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Murha Pate!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Pate catches Svensson right on the button with a cross.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Svensson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pate.
Pate takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Svensson throws the left hand but Pate avoids the punch easily.
Svensson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Svensson lands a slapping body shot.
Pate lands a nice looking body kick.
Svensson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pate's hands.
Pate misses with an uppercut
and Svensson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Svensson.
Pate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pate scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pate looks to land a right hand but Svensson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Svensson. Svensson obviously looking to wear him down.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pate lets loose with a powerful body kick. Svensson will feel that in the morning.
Nice cross by Pate.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Pate swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Svensson.
Pate throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pate with a nice cross.
Pate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pate lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Svensson throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pate to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pate feints a counter leg kick.
Pate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pate misses with an uppercut
and Svensson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pate misses with a body kick.
Svensson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Svensson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pate, pushing him back against the cage.
Pate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Pate misses the target.
Pate works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
Murha Pate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Svensson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Svensson swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pate moves away.
Svensson throws a low kick but Pate avoids it.
Svensson misses with a low kick as Pate jumps back.
Pate throws a hook but Svensson blocks it.
Svensson throwing a counter right hand but Pate manages to avoid it.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Pate moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pate! But no joy.
Pate throws a big shot that misses.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pate.
A slow jab from Pate misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Svensson misses its target.
Pate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pate works Svensson's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pate has time to react.
Pate misses with an uppercut.
Svensson stuns Pate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pate scores with a decent looking hook.
Pate ducks under a wild hook from Svensson.
Pate is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Svensson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Svensson lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pate misses with a double jab
and Svensson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Svensson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Svensson takes a swing at Pate's ribcage but misses.
Pate misses with a straight left.
Pate has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Svensson looks to clinch
and Pate counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Svensson thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pate misses with a jab to the body
and Svensson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pate moves forwards but Svensson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pate cracks Svensson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pate checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Pate lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Pate moves out of range.
It looks like Svensson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pate thuds a left hand into Svensson's body.
Good work by Pate as he checks the leg kick.
Pate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Svensson scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate tests Svensson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Pate misses.
Svensson slips a jab from Pate.
Svensson throwing a counter right hand but Pate manages to avoid it.
Pate is looking to score with low kicks.
Pate avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Svensson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Svensson.
Pate dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Svensson. That did some damage!
Pate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Svensson misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Pate misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Svensson misses the target.
Nice straight punches there by Pate. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate lands a body shot.
Pate tries a low kick but Svensson avoids it.
Svensson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pate throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Pate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pate.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Pate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Svensson.
Pate throws a body punch but Svensson moves out of range.
Pate scores with a nice head shot.
Svensson misses the body punch
and Pate counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Pate's shoulder, as Pate tries to avoid the shot.
Pate swinging wildly here.
A jab from Pate misses.
Good work by Svensson as he checks the leg kick.
Svensson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pate.
Svensson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pate was well out of range. Poor timing from Svensson.
Pate tried to score with a low kick but Svensson checks it.
Pate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pate lands a leg kick that knocks Svensson off balance momentarily.
Svensson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murha Pate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Svensson as he connects with a hook.
Svensson rushes Pate and presses him up against the cage.
Pate tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Svensson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pate is trying to break free.
Svensson presses Pate against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Svensson has Pate pressed against the cage, preventing Pate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
That kick from Pate tenderised Svensson's leg. Svensson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pate bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Svensson's head.
Pate staying out of range there.
Pate looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Svensson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Svensson tries to score with a low kick but Pate moves his leg out of the way.
Pate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Svensson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pate.
Svensson with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate connects with a leg kick. Svensson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pate misses with an uppercut.
Svensson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate throws a lazy right hand but Svensson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Svensson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Svensson cracks a nice hook into Pate's ribs.
Pate misses with an uppercut.
Svensson throws a jab when Pate was well out of range.
Svensson throws an overhand right that lands on Pate's shoulder, as Pate tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson throws a jab but it's blocked by Pate.
Pate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Svensson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pate keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pate misses with a straight left.
Pate looks to land a left hand but Svensson moved out of range nicely.
Pate throws a body shot but no joy.
Svensson is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson checks the leg kick.
Pate throws a leg kick that misses.
Pate throws a sloppy head kick and Svensson moves out of range easily.
Pate throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Svensson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pate swings widly with a right hand
enabling Svensson to counter with a crisp jab.
Svensson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pate misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pate chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Svensson misses with a hook. Pate ducked under it nicely.
Pate throws out a counter right but Svensson avoids it with no problem.
Svensson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Svensson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pate avoids the body shot from Svensson.
Pate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Svensson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Svensson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Svensson misses with a looping left.
Svensson slips under a jab.
Pate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Svensson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pate throws out a leg kick but Svensson moves out of range and Pate only half commits.
Svensson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Svensson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Pate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pate slips a straight right by Svensson.
Svensson throws a shot from downtown. Pate moves away and avoids it.
Pate throws a low kick, looking for Svensson's leg but Svensson calmly moves out of range.
As Pate backs away, Svensson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A solid body kick from Pate.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Svensson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pate.
Pate checks a leg kick.
Pate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pate looks for the body kick but Svensson saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Svensson throws a series of punches but Pate moves out of range.
Pate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Svensson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Svensson checks a leg kick nicely.
Svensson throws a hook to the side of Pate's head but Pate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pate misses with a looping left.
Pate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svensson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Svensson misses the shot to the body.
Svensson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Pate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pate jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pate.
Pate connects with a nice looking jab.
Svensson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Pate let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pate throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
A slow jab from Pate misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Pate.
Svensson wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab by Pate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Svensson misses with a body shot.
Svensson avoids the body shot from Pate.
Svensson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pate looks to score with a jab to the body but Svensson is just out of range.
Svensson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pate lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate throws a low kick but Svensson avoids it.
Svensson moves into the clinch.
Svensson lands a left hand.
Svensson being controlled against the cage.
Pate tries to circle away but Svensson has him pinned against the cage.
Pate blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Svensson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Svensson misses with some punches.
Svensson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pate's elbow.
Pate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pate throws a leg kick but Svensson moved away.
Svensson swings widly with a right hand
and Pate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pate throws a jab when Svensson was well out of range.
Svensson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pate has time to react.
Svensson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svensson slips a straight right by Pate.
A combination from Pate does no damage.
Pate throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murha Pate dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pate tries to score with a low kick but Svensson moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Svensson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pate throws out a loose jab but Svensson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Svensson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pate! But no joy.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pate lands with a straight right. Svensson didn't see that one coming.
Pate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Svensson.
Svensson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pate cracks Svensson with a good jab.
Svensson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Svensson on the side of the head.
Svensson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Svensson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pate fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson is looking to score with low kicks.
Svensson checks a low kick from Pate.
Svensson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pate throws a hook to the side of Svensson's head but Svensson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
A big right from Pate misses.
Svensson staying out of range there.
Pate scores with a jab to the head.
Svensson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Svensson on the side of the head.
Sven Svensson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Svensson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A low kick from Pate is predictable there
and Svensson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Svensson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Svensson.
Pate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pate throws a shot from downtown. Svensson moves away and avoids it.
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!
Pate smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pate throws an overhand right that lands on Svensson's shoulder, as Svensson tries to avoid the shot.
Svensson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate jabs Svensson right on the nose. Svensson blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Svensson misses.
Pate scores with a body shot.
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Svensson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pate's head backwards.
Pate blocks a leg kick.
A nice side step and Pate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Svensson.
Svensson throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Svensson.
Svensson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pate throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pate throws a low kick but it's checked well by Svensson.
Pate connects with a good right hand that stumbles Svensson. Svensson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Svensson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pate tries to move into range but Svensson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Svensson misses with a low kick.
Pate cracks Svensson with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Svensson ducks under a wild hook from Pate.
Svensson moves in looking to clinch but Pate pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pate! But no joy.
Svensson lands a really nice looking cross but Pate seems unphased.
Svensson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murha Pate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pate 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 45:50
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 45:50
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murha Pate!
Murha Pate is the new middleweight champion!
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